C R & C L DONALDSON LTD

🌳Matureactive

06728393 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-21

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

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£4.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01460

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.6y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.6 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: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,130

Net assets shrinking

Down £309,416 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↓ 99% YoY

Current Assets

£216k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£4.1k	£1.12M
Current assets	£215.9k	—
Debtors	—	£56.1k
Net assets	£4.1k	£313.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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accounts · AA
2025-03-06
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mortgage · MR01
2025-02-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2025-01-18
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accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-25
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-25
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-25
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-21
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mortgage · MR04
2024-11-21
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mortgage · MR04
2024-11-21
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-11-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-11-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-11-14
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2024-11-14
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2024-11-14
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2024-11-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2023-10-09
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accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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accounts · AA01
2021-10-11
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capital · SH08
2021-10-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-10-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-03-05
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-11-01
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2011-04-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2008-12-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2008-10-21
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Company incorporated
As C R & C L DONALDSON LTD
2008-10-21
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DONALDSON, Carol Lesley appointed
director
2008-10-21
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DONALDSON, Colin Roger appointed
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

+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 "DONALDSON" — 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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.
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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin Roger Donaldson Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/06/2016
Mrs Carol Lesley Donaldson Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2008-10-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01460 — SIC 01460

Registered office

Hazel House Tollerton Road

Huby

York

North Yorkshire

YO61 1JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DONALDSON, Carol Lesley→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DONALDSON, Colin Roger→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-10-21

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/02/2025	—
outstanding	Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC	A registered charge	3 properties	14/11/2024	—
outstanding	Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	14/11/2024	—
outstanding	Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	14/11/2024	—
outstanding	Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	14/11/2024	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	01/11/2013	21/11/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	07/04/2011	21/11/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	07/12/2008	21/11/2024

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-24