CHARLES SCUDAMORE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07917891 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£95.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 1 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £95,431
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,222 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£95k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £96.2k | £100.4k |
| Current assets | £25.1k | £34.9k |
| Net assets | £95.4k | £99.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-17➕SCUDAMORE, Lorraine Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CHARLES SCUDAMORE LTD
- 2012-01-20➕SCUDAMORE, Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "SCUDAMORE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Francis Scudamore Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/01/2017 |
Mrs Lorraine Anne Scudamore Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Manor Brook House
Llangarron
Ross On Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 6PW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SCUDAMORE, Charles→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCUDAMORE, Lorraine Anne→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-01-17
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Recent filings (35 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-24