A C REDFERN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11820524 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-10➕REDFERN, Archie Samuel appointeddirector
- 2026-02-10➕REDFERN, Phoebe Celia appointeddirector
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-06📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A C REDFERN LIMITED
- 2019-02-11➕REDFERN, Andrew Christopher, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-02-11➕REDFERN, Cressida Rachel, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "REDFERN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Cressida Rachel Redfern Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/02/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
The Summit Woodwater Park
Pynes Hill
Exeter
Devon
EX2 5WS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
REDFERN, Andrew Christopher, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-11
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REDFERN, Archie Samuel→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2026-02-10
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REDFERN, Cressida Rachel, Dr→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-02-11
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REDFERN, Phoebe Celia→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2026-02-10
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-01
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13