C.J. HARKER & ASSOCIATES LTD

🌳Matureactive
06538757 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-19
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 86230Dental practice activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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, 3 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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 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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees24002200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    HARKER, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    HARKER, Angela resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    HARKER, Angela resigned
    director
  19. 2008-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As C.J. HARKER & ASSOCIATES LTD
  20. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    HARKER, Christopher Nicolas appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    HARKER, Christopher John appointed
    director
  22. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    HARKER, Johnathan appointed
    director
  23. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    HARKER, Angela appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-03-19
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    HARKER, Angela appointed
    director
  27. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2008-03-19
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Christopher Nicolas Harker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher John Harkerceased 25/11/2025· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2008-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

1 Hothfield Street
Silsden
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 0PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HARKER, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-11
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Active
HARKER, Christopher Nicolas→
director · ~40y · appointed 2008-03-19
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Active
HARKER, Christopher John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-03-19
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Active
HARKER, Johnathan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2008-03-19
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Active
HARKER, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2008-03-19
Resigned
HARKER, Angela→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2008-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22