CLARIDA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
FC019589 · oversea-company · incorporated 1996-10-01
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄change-person-secretary-overseas-company-with-change-dateofficers · OSCH05
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄termination-person-secretary-overseas-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · OSTM02
- 2021-12-07📄appoint-person-secretary-overseas-company-with-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP03
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28➕BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-14➖FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-03-18📄change-corporate-secretary-overseas-company-with-change-dateofficers · OSCH06
- 2021-03-15📄change-company-details-overseas-companyother · OSCH02
- 2020-12-07📄change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company-with-change-detailsother · OSCH01
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄change-company-details-overseas-company-with-change-detailsother · OSCH02
- 2018-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-09📄change-corporate-secretary-overseas-company-with-change-dateofficers · OSCH06
- 2016-06-13📄change-company-details-overseas-company-with-change-detailsother · OSCH02
- 2015-06-09📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · OSTM01
- 2015-06-08📄appoint-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP01
- 2014-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-13➕KENNY, Declan Thomas appointeddirector
- 2014-05-13➖MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne resigneddirector
- 2014-03-12📄change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company-with-change-detailsother · OSCH01
- 2013-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-31➖COX, David Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2007-01-31➕MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne appointeddirector
- 2005-08-26➖BEARDSLEY, Julian Richard resigneddirector
- 2005-08-26➕COX, David Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2004-12-01➕BEARDSLEY, Julian Richard appointeddirector
- 2004-12-01➖GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis resigneddirector
- 2004-10-12➖COX, David Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2000-09-01➕COX, David Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2000-04-14➖MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter resigneddirector
- 1998-06-24➖BEFROY, Raymond Eugene resignedsecretary
- 1998-06-24➕FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-03-20➕MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter appointeddirector
- 1996-11-19➖SULLIVAN, Stephen Edward resigneddirector
- 1996-11-18➕BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointeddirector
- 1996-11-18➕BEFROY, Raymond Eugene appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-18➕GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis appointeddirector
- 1996-11-18➕SULLIVAN, Stephen Edward appointeddirector
- 1996-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARIDA LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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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| 11929306 LIMITED→ 11929306 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 12 GARDEN DESIGN LIMITED→ 10329769 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 12 MARKET ST LTD→ 15517417 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1216 BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→ 12525237 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 1226 ACCOUNTING LTD→ 13695747 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1227 BUSINESS LIMITED→ 15847127 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 123 BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→ 14762409 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 123 MEDICAL LTD→ 12311435 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 123UK CONSULTING LIMITED→ 14974125 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1255 LIMITED→ 16635240 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 128 KENNINGTON PARK ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 13583735 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 12TH DESIGN CO LTD→ 15467114 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1996-10-01
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499
Registered office
2nd Floor Gaspe House
66-72 Esplanade
St Helier
JE1 1GH
Jersey
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-09-28
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BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1996-11-18
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KENNY, Declan Thomas→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEFROY, Raymond Eugene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 1998-06-24
FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-06-24 · resigned 2021-09-14
BEARDSLEY, Julian Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2005-08-26
COX, David Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-08-26 · resigned 2007-01-31
COX, David Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2004-10-12
GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 2004-12-01
MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2014-05-13
MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1997-03-20 · resigned 2000-04-14
SULLIVAN, Stephen Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 1996-11-19
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Recent filings (81 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
change-person-secretary-overseas-company-with-change-date
officers · OSCH05
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
termination-person-secretary-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · OSTM02
2021-12-09
appoint-person-secretary-overseas-company-with-appointment-date
officers · OSAP03
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
change-corporate-secretary-overseas-company-with-change-date
officers · OSCH06
2021-03-18
change-company-details-overseas-company
other · OSCH02
2021-03-15
change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company-with-change-details
other · OSCH01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-03
change-company-details-overseas-company-with-change-details
other · OSCH02
2019-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-20