CLB FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04453811 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-19➖CLARITY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2018-10-23📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-10-18➖BAKER, Daphne Jill resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-18➕CLARITY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-06-29➕CONQUEST, Neil Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2002-06-29➕BAKER, Daphne Jill appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-29➖SOLIHULL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-29➖COMPANY NAMES UK LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CLB FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIMITED
- 2002-06-02➕SOLIHULL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-02➕COMPANY NAMES UK LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Neil Jeremy Conquest Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Financial services · RH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHRACITES PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 15404045 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BROKES LODGE ESTATE GARDENS INVESTMENT LIMITED→ 13307769 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CAMPTON UNDERWRITING AGENTS LIMITED→ 00786687 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| CARRIE MILLIN LTD→ 13127893 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CATALYX PARTNERS LTD→ 17006880 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHANTRY HILL LTD→ 11651780 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHARTERHOUSE PRIVATE EQUITY LIMITED→ 08761437 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CHEELD WHEELER LIMITED→ 04568584 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| CHRISTMAS FINANCIAL PLANNERS LIMITED→ 04365314 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| CHRISTOPHER ROWE LIMITED→ 07888275 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CLAYBROOK COMPUTING LIMITED→ 01287205 · est 1976 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| CLEAR SOLUTIONS EQUITY RELEASE LTD→ 14292359 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
3 High Street
Bletchingley
Surrey
RH1 4PB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-03-31
Last made up to: 2026-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CONQUEST, Neil Jeremy→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAKER, Daphne Jill→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-29 · resigned 2007-10-18
CLARITY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2026-03-19
SOLIHULL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-02 · resigned 2002-06-29
COMPANY NAMES UK LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-02 · resigned 2002-06-29
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03