CLAVIS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13992095 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-21
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
11 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
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,398
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 916% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 326% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.3k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £1.16M | £272.8k |
| Net assets | £2.4k | £236 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-22➖MCKINNEY, Karl Joseph resigneddirector
- 2023-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAVIS LIMITED
- 2022-03-21➕AUSTIN, Neil Harrison appointeddirector
- 2022-03-21➕ROBERTS, Stephen Hugh appointeddirector
- 2022-03-21➕MCKINNEY, Karl Joseph appointeddirector
- 2022-03-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Neil Harrison Austin Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/03/2022 |
Mr Stephen Hugh Roberts Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Karl Joseph Mckinneyceased 22/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACTUAL LANDSCAPES LTD→ 10543710 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| AH ACCESS LIMITED→ 14944575 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| AIRFLOW CLIMATE CONTROL LTD.→ 03793123 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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| AIRWAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 03103799 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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| AJ ROOFING & GUTTERING LTD→ 16647445 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Shiftworks Royal House,
14 Upper Northgate Street
Chester
CH1 4EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AUSTIN, Neil Harrison→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Stephen Hugh→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-03-21
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MCKINNEY, Karl Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-21 · resigned 2023-08-22
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-21