CLEARORBIT LIMITED

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05457469 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-19
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£245.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £245,634
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£246k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£98k£147k£197k£246kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Cash£8.2k£6.5k
Net assets£245.6k£243.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2016-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2016-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2008-02-20
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    ROWLEY, Carole-Ann Helen appointed
    director
  18. 2008-02-20
    ➖
    KELLAND, Steven Mark Christopher resigned
    director
  19. 2007-05-10
    ➕
    ROWLEY, Carole Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-05-10
    ➖
    GRESWELL, Henry William Wentworth resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-05-10
    ➖
    NURCOMBE, David John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-05-10
    ➖
    GRESWELL, Henry William Wentworth resigned
    director
  23. 2007-05-10
    ➕
    KELLAND, Steven Mark Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2007-05-10
    ➖
    NURCOMBE, David John resigned
    director
  25. 2006-09-21
    ➕
    GRESWELL, Henry William Wentworth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-09-21
    ➕
    GRESWELL, Henry William Wentworth appointed
    director
  27. 2006-01-19
    ➖
    CONNOR MUIR, Simon resigned
    director
  28. 2005-06-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  29. 2005-06-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  30. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    NURCOMBE, David John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-05-27
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    CONNOR MUIR, Simon appointed
    director
  33. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    NURCOMBE, David John appointed
    director
  34. 2005-05-27
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2005-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEARORBIT LIMITED
  36. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Carole-Ann Helen Rowley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Kellands & Partners Holdings Limitedceased 31/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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8 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
Incorporated2005-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Kellands House Quays Office Park, Conference Avenue
Portishead
Bristol
North Somerset
BS20 7LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

ROWLEY, Carole Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWLEY, Carole-Ann Helen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRESWELL, Henry William Wentworth→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2007-05-10
Resigned
NURCOMBE, David John→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2007-05-10
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
CONNOR MUIR, Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2006-01-19
Resigned
GRESWELL, Henry William Wentworth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2007-05-10
Resigned
KELLAND, Steven Mark Christopher→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-05-10 · resigned 2008-02-20
Resigned
NURCOMBE, David John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2007-05-10
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property17/06/200524/06/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/06/200517/06/2016

Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-04