CLARE CLARKSON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08898919 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-17
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66290Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£55k£83k£110k£138kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£147.9k
Current assets£137.7k
Net assets£136.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2016-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-10-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  18. 2014-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CLARE CLARKSON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  19. 2014-02-17
    CLARKSON, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLARKSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Clare Elizabeth Clarkson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

14 Riverside Business Studios
Amethyst Road
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 7YL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLARKSON, Clare Elizabeth
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-17
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge15/10/201424/10/2024

Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-08