CONISTER FINANCE & LEASING LTD

🌳Matureactive
FC024114 · oversea-company · incorporated 1996-03-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
30 officers (3 active, 30 linked, 20 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
196 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  2. 2025-06-09
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    dissolution-closure-of-uk-establishment
    dissolution · OSDS01
  3. 2025-05-16
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    appoint-person-authorised-accept-overseas-company-with-appointment-date
    officers · OSAP07
  4. 2025-05-15
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    termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
    officers · OSTM03
  5. 2024-09-03
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    termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · OSTM01
  6. 2024-08-27
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    termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
    officers · OSTM03
  7. 2024-08-27
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    officers · OSTM03
  8. 2024-08-23
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  9. 2024-08-23
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    officers · OSTM01
  10. 2024-08-22
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    officers · OSTM03
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  13. 2024-08-22
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    termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
    officers · OSTM03
  14. 2024-08-01
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    GREGORY, Marcus resigned
    director
  15. 2024-08-01
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    MORLEY, Ian Bertrand resigned
    director
  16. 2024-08-01
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    QURESHI, Haseeb Haq resigned
    director
  17. 2024-07-25
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    termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · OSTM01
  18. 2024-07-25
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    termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
    officers · OSTM03
  19. 2024-07-25
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    termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
    officers · OSTM03
  20. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2024-07-01
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    HAYMAN, Mark Thomas resigned
    director
  22. 2024-05-24
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    termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
    officers · OSTM03
  23. 2024-05-24
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  24. 2024-05-24
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    termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · OSTM01
  25. 2024-05-04
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    SKELTON, Samuel Neil resigned
    director
  26. 2023-11-15
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    change-person-director-overseas-company-with-change-date
    officers · OSCH03
  27. 2023-11-03
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    termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · OSTM01
  28. 2023-11-02
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  29. 2023-11-02
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    officers · OSTM03
  30. 2023-10-23
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    change-person-authorised-overseas-company-with-change-date
    officers · OSCH07
  31. 2023-10-12
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    GRANT, Douglas Haddow resigned
    director
  32. 2023-07-06
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    HUNTER, Kai resigned
    director
  33. 2021-08-02
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    HAYMAN, Mark Thomas appointed
    director
  34. 2021-04-01
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    GREGORY, Marcus appointed
    director
  35. 2021-03-05
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    SKELTON, Samuel Neil appointed
    director
  36. 2021-03-04
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    MORLEY, Ian Bertrand appointed
    director
  37. 2020-08-06
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    DAVIES, Jason Neil resigned
    director
  38. 2019-09-02
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    CROSSLEY, Lesley Anne appointed
    secretary
  39. 2019-09-02
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    BRADLEY, Rachel Anne resigned
    secretary
  40. 2019-07-17
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    HUNTER, Kai appointed
    director
  41. 2019-06-26
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    DAVIES, Jason Neil appointed
    director
  42. 2019-05-10
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    EKE, Denham Hervey Newall appointed
    director
  43. 2018-10-08
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    QURESHI, Haseeb Haq appointed
    director
  44. 2018-06-15
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    BRADLEY, Rachel Anne appointed
    secretary
  45. 2018-06-15
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    CROSSLEY, Lesley Anne resigned
    secretary
  46. 2017-04-25
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    SMEED, James Brian Andrew appointed
    director
  47. 2017-03-28
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    KELLY, Juan Timothy resigned
    director
  48. 2013-03-22
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    SHEARD, Nicholas Howard resigned
    director
  49. 2013-03-21
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    KELLY, Juan Timothy appointed
    director
  50. 2011-03-11
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    HULL, Simon James resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1996-03-06
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Clarendon House Victoria Street
Douglas
Isle Of Man
IM1 2LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (3 active · 27 resigned)

CROSSLEY, Lesley Anne→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EKE, Denham Hervey Newall→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-05-10
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Active
SMEED, James Brian Andrew→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-04-25
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Active
BRADLEY, Rachel Anne→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-15 · resigned 2019-09-02
Resigned
CROSSLEY, Lesley Anne→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-06 · resigned 2018-06-15
Resigned
GRIEVES, Karl Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2008-01-02
Resigned
HAMMONDS, Peter James Scott→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-28 · resigned 2004-09-13
Resigned
HEMUS, Joly Scott Adam→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-02 · resigned 2009-02-06
Resigned
KEIG, Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-13 · resigned 2006-03-21
Resigned
KELLY, John Francis→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-21 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
REEDER, Tracy→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2004-05-28
Resigned
THORN, Ernest Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned
DAVIES, Jason Neil→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-06-26 · resigned 2020-08-06
Resigned
DEAN, John Cogswell→
director · ~94y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2004-05-12
Resigned
GRANT, Douglas Haddow→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-12-04 · resigned 2023-10-12
Resigned
GREGORY, Marcus→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned
HAMMONDS, Peter James Scott→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2007-05-17
Resigned
HAYMAN, Mark Thomas→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-08-02 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
HEMUSS, Joly Scott Adam→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-13 · resigned 2009-11-26
Resigned
HULL, Simon James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-12-04 · resigned 2011-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (196 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
dissolution-closure-of-uk-establishment
dissolution · OSDS01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-authorised-accept-overseas-company-with-appointment-date
officers · OSAP07
2025-05-16
termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
officers · OSTM03
2025-05-15
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · OSTM01
2024-09-03
termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
officers · OSTM03
2024-08-27
termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
officers · OSTM03
2024-08-27
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · OSTM01
2024-08-23
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · OSTM01
2024-08-23
termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
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2024-08-22
termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
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2024-07-25
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officers · OSTM03
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