CERES (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08710117 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-30
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-01-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-02
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-11
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    address · AD03
  15. 2015-12-24
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    address · AD02
  16. 2015-09-22
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    PITTS, James Wilson resigned
    director
  17. 2013-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CERES (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED
  18. 2013-09-30
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    PITTS, Andrew James appointed
    director
  19. 2013-09-30
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    PITTS, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-30
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    PITTS, William John appointed
    director
  21. 2013-09-30
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    PITTS, James Wilson 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William John Pitts
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew James Pitts
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Countrywide House
23 West Bar
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 9SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PITTS, Andrew James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PITTS, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~88y · appointed 2013-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PITTS, William John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PITTS, James Wilson→
director · ~95y · appointed 2013-09-30 · resigned 2015-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-15