CLEARSPHERE PHARMA ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive
06552307 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-02
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
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£200.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £200,155
Net assets shrinking
Down £46,293 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£200k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£710k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£145k£289k£434k£579k£723kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£200.2k£246.4k
Current assets£710.4k£723.5k
Net assets£200.2k£246.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-02-22
    ➕
    CLANCY, Niamh appointed
    director
  12. 2019-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2011-06-23
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    GOODALL, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEARSPHERE PHARMA ENGINEERING LTD
  19. 2008-04-02
    ➕
    GOLDSBOROUGH, Neil appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-02
    ➕
    GOODALL, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • 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 Neil Goldsborough
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Unit 1, Mount Works,
Dewsbury Road
Elland
HX5 9BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CLANCY, Niamh→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-02-22
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Active
GOLDSBOROUGH, Neil→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-04-02
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Active
GOODALL, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-02 · resigned 2011-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30