CAMPBELL CLEASBY CONSULTING LTD
🌳Matureactive
04638099 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
10
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2003-02-24➕CLEASBY, Adrian John appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-24➕CAMPBELL, Catherine Mary appointeddirector
- 2003-02-24➕CLEASBY, Adrian John appointeddirector
- 2003-01-20➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-20➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMPBELL CLEASBY CONSULTING LTD
- 2003-01-15➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-15➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Catherine Mary Campbell Individual · English · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Adrian John Cleasby Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CLEASBY, Adrian John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, Catherine Mary→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLEASBY, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-01-20
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-01-20
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30