CLEMWORTH LTD
🌱Startupactive
16537458 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-27➖CLEMENTS, Angela resigneddirector
- 2026-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-22➕CLEMENTS, Angela Clare appointeddirector
- 2025-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEMWORTH LTD
- 2025-06-24➕CHARLES, Paul John appointedsecretary
- 2025-06-24➕CHALLINGSWORTH, Barrie appointeddirector
- 2025-06-24➕CLEMENTS, Angela appointeddirector
- 2025-06-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Clare Clements Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | 50–75% | 25–50% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 02/06/2026 |
Mr Barrie Challingsworth Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/06/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Angela Clementsceased 27/04/2026· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies
Registered office
Berkeley Coach House Woods Hill
Limpley Stoke
Bath
BA2 7FS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
CHARLES, Paul John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-06-24
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CHALLINGSWORTH, Barrie→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2025-06-24
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CLEMENTS, Angela Clare→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2026-04-22
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CLEMENTS, Angela→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2025-06-24 · resigned 2026-04-27
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Recent filings (7 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-24