CLEANSPEC CUMBRIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09244181 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£39.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,670
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,565 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£40k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£47k£71k£95k£118kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£86.0k£135.1k
Current assets£106.0k£118.5k
Net assets£39.7k£51.2k

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 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEANSPEC CUMBRIA LIMITED
  18. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Lynne Alison appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Andrew Curwen appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Lynne Alison appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Lynne Alison appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-01
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    BRISCOE, Lynne Alison resigned
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Andrew Curwen Briscoe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lynne Alison Briscoe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Unit 7 Cooper Way
Parkhouse
Carlisle
CA3 0JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BRISCOE, Lynne Alison→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-01
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Active
BRISCOE, Andrew Curwen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-10-01
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Active
BRISCOE, Lynne Alison→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISCOE, Lynne Alison→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19