CLOCKWORK COMPONENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05073827 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 20.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£503k£1.0m£1.5m£2.0m£2.5mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£780.1k
Current assets—£2.52M
Cash—£105.8k
Debtors—£1.30M
Net assets—£755.5k
Average employees2800—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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  2. 2025-07-05
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  3. 2025-03-24
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  4. 2024-03-12
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  5. 2023-03-31
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  6. 2022-04-01
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  7. 2021-06-29
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  8. 2020-03-26
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  9. 2019-03-21
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  10. 2018-03-26
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  11. 2017-03-29
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  12. 2016-04-07
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  13. 2016-03-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-03-31
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  15. 2015-03-30
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  16. 2013-01-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Julian Dongworth Lay and Gillian Theresa Lay
  17. 2008-07-22
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    PLEWS, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2008-07-22
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    TATTERSALL, Oliver Charles Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited
  20. 2006-04-26
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    PLEWS, Christopher Mark appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-04-26
    ➖
    LOOSEMORE, Robert William resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-04-26
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    LOOSEMORE, Robert William resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2006-03-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2004-03-16
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    VINEY, James Justin appointed
    director
  26. 2004-03-16
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    LOOSEMORE, Robert William appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-03-16
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-03-16
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    LOOSEMORE, Robert William appointed
    director
  29. 2004-03-16
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CLOCKWORK COMPONENTS LIMITED
  31. 2004-03-15
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2004-03-15
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Clockwork Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Clockwork Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CLOCKWORK COMPONENTS LIMITED
This company · 05073827

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Clockwork Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr James Justin Viney
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Helen Viney
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Durell Vineyceased 02/05/2023· significant influence

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

Unit 6 Network Point
Range Road
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 0YN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

PLEWS, Christopher Mark→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLEWS, Christopher Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-07-22
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Active
TATTERSALL, Oliver Charles Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VINEY, James Justin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOOSEMORE, Robert William→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-16 · resigned 2006-04-26
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-16
Resigned
LOOSEMORE, Robert William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-16 · resigned 2006-04-26
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Julian Dongworth Lay and Gillian Theresa Lay
Rent deposit deed1 property07/01/2013—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property03/11/2006—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/04/2006—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/03/2006—
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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17