CHARLIE CREATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07590117 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£238.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56210Event catering activities
  • 82301Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
  • 82302Activities of conference organisers
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
40 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £238,211
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£238k
↑ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£275k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£110k£165k£220k£275kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£238.2k£228.7k
Current assets£274.7k£273.4k
Cash£19.8k£38.3k
Debtors£30.2k£32.9k
Net assets£238.2k£228.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-05-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-04
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  7. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Rhys appointed
    director
  9. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-04
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  15. 2017-11-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARLIE CREATIONS LIMITED
  18. 2011-04-04
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Charles Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Charles Henry Francis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Castle Chambers
6 Westgate Hill
Pembroke
Dyfed
SA71 4LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FRANCIS, Charles Henry→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-04-04
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Active
SAUNDERS, Rhys→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-03-31
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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21