CAPITAL FINANCIAL MARKETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08224800 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£706.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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.

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
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
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £706,782
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£242k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£707k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£223k£446k£669k£892k£1.1mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£706.8k£479.7k
Current assets£1.11M£799.2k
Cash£241.8k£182.3k
Debtors£411.9k£410.8k
Net assets£706.8k£479.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-05-09
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    COFFIN, Claire Frances resigned
    director
  7. 2022-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-08-19
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    STANCLIFFE, Andrew Dean resigned
    director
  11. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2019-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-05-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-05-10
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    DA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-03-01
    ➖
    DA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2019-01-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-10-08
    ➖
    CLINK SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2018-10-08
    ➕
    DA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2018-10-08
    ➕
    STANCLIFFE, Andrew Dean appointed
    director
  25. 2018-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2018-09-07
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    DA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    COFFIN, Claire Frances appointed
    director
  28. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    CLINK SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2014-09-01
    ➖
    CLARK, John Martin Brodie resigned
    director
  30. 2013-02-14
    ➕
    CLARK, John Martin Brodie appointed
    director
  31. 2012-12-19
    ➖
    JIREHOUSE CAPITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2012-12-19
    ➖
    CLARK, John Martin Brodie resigned
    director
  33. 2012-09-30
    ➖
    JONES, Stephen David resigned
    director
  34. 2012-09-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAPITAL FINANCIAL MARKETS LIMITED
  35. 2012-09-21
    ➕
    COFFIN, Paul Jamie appointed
    director
  36. 2012-09-21
    ➕
    JIREHOUSE CAPITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2012-09-21
    ➕
    CLARK, John Martin Brodie appointed
    director
  38. 2012-09-21
    ➕
    JONES, Stephen David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cfm Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cfm Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CAPITAL FINANCIAL MARKETS LIMITED
This company · 08224800

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cfm Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/05/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

8 Spicer Street
St. Albans
AL3 4PQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

COFFIN, Paul Jamie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLINK SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2018-10-08
Resigned
DA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2019-05-10
Resigned
JIREHOUSE CAPITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-09-21 · resigned 2012-12-19
Resigned
CLARK, John Martin Brodie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-02-14 · resigned 2014-09-01
Resigned
CLARK, John Martin Brodie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-09-21 · resigned 2012-12-19
Resigned
COFFIN, Claire Frances→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2023-05-09
Resigned
JONES, Stephen David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-09-21 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
STANCLIFFE, Andrew Dean→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2022-08-19
Resigned
DA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2018-09-07 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01