CALLINGTON SELF STORAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09712774 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-31
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£104.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £104,914

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 123% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£21k£42k£63k£84k£105kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£104.9k£46.9k
Current assets£13.0k£40.9k
Net assets£104.9k£46.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-10-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-09-16
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    PRIDHAM, Richard John appointed
    director
  10. 2024-09-16
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    PRIDHAM, Bernard Adrian resigned
    director
  11. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-11-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-10-18
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    PRIDHAM, Bernard John resigned
    director
  20. 2020-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As CALLINGTON SELF STORAGE LIMITED
  23. 2015-07-31
    ➕
    PRIDHAM, Mary Irene appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-07-31
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    PRIDHAM, Mary Irene appointed
    director
  25. 2015-07-31
    ➕
    PRIDHAM, Bernard John appointed
    director
  26. 2015-07-31
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    PRIDHAM, Bernard Adrian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

31/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PRIDHAM, Richard John (same surname) appointed 2024-09-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Mary Irene Pridham
Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Bernard Adrian Pridhamceased 16/09/2024· significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Bernard John Pridhamceased 10/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

52 Fore Street
Callington
PL17 7AJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PRIDHAM, Mary Irene→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
PRIDHAM, Mary Irene→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
PRIDHAM, Richard John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-09-16
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Active
PRIDHAM, Bernard John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2015-07-31 · resigned 2020-10-18
Resigned
PRIDHAM, Bernard Adrian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-07-31 · resigned 2024-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-18