CONRAD (CHERWELL) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12278725 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
20 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
20 charges (20/20 with lender, 20/20 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-30➕O'CARROLL, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2024-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-22➖HARDMAN, Steven Neville resigneddirector
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-22🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Close Leasing Limited as Security Trustee
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31➖SHEARS, Christopher Noel Barry resigneddirector
- 2021-12-07📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2021-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-06➕BATES, David Philip Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-05🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Close Leasing Limited Acting as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined Within)
- 2021-05-05🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Close Leasing Limited Acting as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined Within)
- 2021-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-28➖APPLEBY, Sarah Helen resigneddirector
- 2021-02-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-29🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2021-01-21🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-12-23🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-11-27🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-09-30🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-09-10🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-09-10🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-08-10🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-07-27➕APPLEBY, Sarah Helen appointeddirector
- 2020-07-24➖DUNLEY, Christopher John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2020-04-23🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-04-23🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-03-17🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-02-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-01-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2020-01-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2019-12-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2019-12-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2019-12-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2019-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CONRAD (CHERWELL) LIMITED
- 2019-10-24➕NEW, Mark David appointedsecretary
- 2019-10-24➕DUNLEY, Christopher John Stewart appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 low20 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Conrad Energy (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Conrad Energy (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CONRAD (CHERWELL) LIMITED
This company · 12278725
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Conrad Energy (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Suites D&E Windrush Court
Blacklands Way
Abingdon
OX14 1SY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BATES, David Philip Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'CARROLL, Anthony James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
APPLEBY, Sarah Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-07-27 · resigned 2021-04-28
DUNLEY, Christopher John Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-10-24 · resigned 2020-07-24
HARDMAN, Steven Neville→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-10-24 · resigned 2024-10-22
SHEARS, Christopher Noel Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-24 · resigned 2022-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
20
Total charges
20
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:20 of 20 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Leasing as Security Trustee Close Leasing Limited as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Acting as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined Within) Close Leasing Limited Acting as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined Within) | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Acting as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined Within) Close Leasing Limited Acting as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined Within) | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/01/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/01/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/11/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/09/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/09/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/09/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/08/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24