CAMPBELL ENVIRONMENTAL OIL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05515190 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-21
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10410
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 56). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.3y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees700700

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-02
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-04-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-12-02
    CAMPBELL, Hamish Robert William appointed
    director
  6. 2025-12-02
    CAMPBELL, Hamish Robert William resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-12-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-08-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-08-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-08-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2025-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-06-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2024-04-15
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-05-03
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2023-04-27
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
  19. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2021-06-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2021-06-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-04-02
    CAMPBELL, Robert Angus resigned
    director
  25. 2019-05-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2017-03-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Alfandari Private Equities Limited
  27. 2015-09-16
    CAMPBELL, Charlotte resigned
    director
  28. 2010-03-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  29. 2005-07-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAMPBELL ENVIRONMENTAL OIL LIMITED
  30. 2005-07-21
    WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2005-07-21
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 2005-07-21
    CAMPBELL, Charlotte appointed
    director
  33. 2005-07-21
    CAMPBELL, Hamish Robert William appointed
    director
  34. 2005-07-21
    CAMPBELL, Robert Angus appointed
    director

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 "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Angus Campbell (Deceased)
Individual · British · DOB 04/1942 · age 84
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/04/2021
Mr Richard Lewis Davies
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest04/03/2021
Mr Robert William Sykes
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Angus Campbell (Deceased)ceased 02/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Food & drink · SP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
APEX PRECISION HOLDINGS LTD
16938158 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BULK HYDRO LTD
16872242 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
CHORQ LTD
15637268 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
COMBAT FUEL SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED
13510517 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
CORNNY DRINKS LIMITED
15855464 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
DEADDUCKBREWERY LIMITED
15047162 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
DIVINE BREWING COMPANY LTD
12299201 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
DODD'S BREWERY CO. LIMITED
03498283 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
28y
FLAWLESS WATER LIMITED
16670742 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
FULFIL LIMITED
07868067 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
G39 IT STARTED WITH A COFFEE LIMITED
16736514 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
GABRIEL & IULIAN LTD
13032951 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10410 — SIC 10410

Registered office

8 Newbury Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 1DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth Margaret
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Hamish Robert William
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Charlotte
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2015-09-16
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Hamish Robert William
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2025-12-02
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Robert Angus
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2021-04-02
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited
A registered charge27/04/2023
satisfied
Alfandari Private Equities
Alfandari Private Equities Limited
A registered charge7 properties03/03/201701/05/2019
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/03/201002/04/2026
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (72 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30