CAMBRIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06999964 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-08-25

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49311

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91020Museum activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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officers · TM02
2026-06-09
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officers · TM01
2026-06-01
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PICKSTOCK, Jenny resigned
secretary
2026-06-01
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PICKSTOCK [JENNIFER MARY OWEN], Jenny Mary resigned
director
2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-10-28
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officers · TM01
2025-10-05
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MCCRACKEN, Peter John resigned
director
2025-04-28
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address · AD01
2025-02-10
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officers · TM01
2025-01-04
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accounts · AA
2024-11-09
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JONES, David Lloyd resigned
director
2024-04-11
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officers · TM01
2024-04-11
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officers · AP01
2024-02-13
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DAVIES, David Phillip appointed
director
2024-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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HIGGINS, Mathew Robert resigned
director
2023-09-15
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officers · TM01
2023-09-15
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officers · TM01
2023-07-29
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ELLSON, Philip Harvey resigned
director
2023-07-17
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SANDERSON, Thomas Alexander Gordon resigned
director
2023-05-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
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officers · AP01
2023-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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officers · TM01
2023-03-14
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BOLAND, Martin Kenneth appointed
director
2023-01-14
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DAVIDSON, Malcolm resigned
director
2022-12-15
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officers · AP01
2022-04-12
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HIGGINS, Mathew Robert appointed
director
2022-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-17
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officers · AP01
2021-12-14
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ELLSON, Philip Harvey appointed
director
2021-11-13
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DATE, Roger Gareth resigned
director
2021-11-13
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EVANS, Glyn resigned
director
2021-11-13
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JONES, Richard Michael Owen resigned
director
2021-02-09
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GREEN, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2020-12-01
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OLIVER, John resigned
director
2020-06-04
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MCCRACKEN, Peter John appointed
director
2019-03-15
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SANDERSON, Thomas Alexander Gordon appointed
director
2019-01-11
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RUDD, Andrew James appointed
director
2019-01-07
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PICKSTOCK, Jenny appointed
secretary
2019-01-07
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MAINWARING, Rowland Charles resigned
director
2018-04-05
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POSTANS, James Eric resigned
director
2018-04-05
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ROWE, James Brian resigned
director
2018-01-09
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OLIVER, John appointed
director
2017-11-14
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JONES, David Lloyd appointed
director
2017-04-25
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TULLO, Andrew Brent resigned
director
2015-10-13
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BRADLEY, Philip Michael appointed
director
2015-10-13
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HOSEASON, Romer Wilfred resigned
director
2014-10-27
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POSTANS, James Eric appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PICKSTOCK, Jenny resigned 2026-06-01; MCCRACKEN, Peter John resigned 2025-10-05; PICKSTOCK [JENNIFER MARY OWEN], Jenny Mary resigned 2026-06-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-08-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49311 — SIC 49311

Registered office

Old Station Building

Oswald Road

Oswestry

SY11 1RE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25