CAMERON CLARKE LEASING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04921539 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Oct 2024
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial leasing
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees1200900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-29
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  4. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    capital · SH19
  11. 2021-05-12
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  12. 2021-05-12
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  13. 2021-05-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-12-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-12-24
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-07-31
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    ROYLANCE, Julian Mark resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-06-01
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    ROYLANCE, Julian Mark appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-11-30
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    WHITEHEAD, David Simon resigned
    director
  22. 2011-02-01
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    WHITEHEAD, David Simon appointed
    director
  23. 2003-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMERON CLARKE LEASING LIMITED
  24. 2003-10-03
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    CAMERON, Anthony David appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    CAMERON, Anthony David appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    CLARKE, Steven John appointed
    director
  27. 2003-10-03
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-03
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "CAMERON" — 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2021-05-12: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven John Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Anthony David Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing

Registered office

Nelson Court Business Centre 1 Nile Close
Ashton-On-Ribble
Preston
PR2 2XU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CAMERON, Anthony David→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Anthony David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Steven John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROYLANCE, Julian Mark→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, David Simon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2021-06-30