CIRCADIAN LIGHTING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12850554 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-01
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£345.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £345,616
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,644 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£400k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£346k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£469k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £348.4k | £406.3k |
| Current assets | £469.1k | £706.7k |
| Cash | £400.3k | £583.4k |
| Debtors | £59.8k | £115.6k |
| Net assets | £345.6k | £406.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01➖PRIVETT, Spencer John resigneddirector
- 2025-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-20➕BUSH, Natalie appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-05-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-12-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-06-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-06-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-09➕CUNNINGHAM, Richard Leslie appointeddirector
- 2023-10-09➕LOMAX, David, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-10-09➕THEOBALD, James Courtney appointeddirector
- 2023-10-09➕PRIVETT, Spencer John appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CIRCADIAN LIGHTING LIMITED
- 2020-09-01➕EVANS, David Garfield appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400
Registered office
Tanfield Business Centre Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate North
Tanfield Lea
Stanley
DH9 9DB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
BUSH, Natalie→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-10-20
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CUNNINGHAM, Richard Leslie→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-09
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EVANS, David Garfield→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-01
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LOMAX, David, Dr→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-10-09
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THEOBALD, James Courtney→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-10-09
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PRIVETT, Spencer John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-10-09 · resigned 2026-04-01
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-01-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-10