CPB HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13832475 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-178.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £178,379
Cash YoY
+125%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↑ 125% YoY
Net Worth
-£178k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-29 | 2024-06-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-153.4k | £-204.3k |
| Current assets | £48.8k | £30.1k |
| Cash | £22.3k | £9.9k |
| Debtors | £26.5k | £20.2k |
| Net assets | £-178.4k | £-254.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CPB HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2022-01-06➕BLANCHETT, Angela appointeddirector
- 2022-01-06➕BLANCHETT, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-01-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BLANCHETT, James Anthony (same surname) appointed 2022-01-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Anthony Blanchett Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/01/2022 |
Mrs Angela Blanchett Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/01/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
28 Wilbury Drive Wilbury Drive
Dunstable
LU5 4TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BLANCHETT, Angela→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLANCHETT, James Anthony→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-06