CAUGHLEY CLAY GROUP LTD
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-08-15📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2016-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-04-01➕CORNES, Samuel appointeddirector
- 2016-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CAUGHLEY CLAY GROUP LTD
- 2016-02-18➕MULLINDER, Darren Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Parkhill 2000 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parkhill 2000 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/06/2016 |
Mr Darren Paul Mullinder Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Samuel Cornes Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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