C&L PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.1k | £55.6k |
| Current assets | £39.1k | £54.2k |
| Net assets | £40.1k | £55.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs C&L PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2012-06-12➕BROOMHEAD, Chris appointedsecretary
- 2012-06-12➕BROOMHEAD, Chris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Chris Broomhead Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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