JHT CLARE LIMITED

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NI054496 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-03
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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  2. 2025-07-07
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  3. 2024-07-05
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  4. 2023-07-20
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  5. 2022-07-25
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  6. 2021-09-07
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  7. 2020-07-29
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  8. 2019-07-01
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  9. 2018-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-21
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2018-02-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  12. 2017-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-06
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  16. 2015-09-01
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    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2015-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2015-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2015-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2015-02-10
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    MCKEAG, James Robert resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-02-10
    ➖
    MCKEAG, James Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2015-01-29
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    DUNDAS, Mark Raymond appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-29
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    TURKINGTON, Gary Trevor appointed
    director
  24. 2012-07-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Ulster Bank Ireland Limited
  25. 2008-11-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ulster Bank Ireland Limited
  26. 2005-12-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ulster Bank Ireland Limited
  27. 2005-08-22
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    TURKINGTON, Trevor Henry appointed
    director
  28. 2005-08-22
    ➕
    MCKEAG, James Robert appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-08-22
    ➖
    SARCON COMPLIANCE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2005-08-22
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Gerard resigned
    director
  31. 2005-08-22
    ➕
    MCKEAG, James Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2005-08-22
    ➖
    MCKNIGHT, Dawn resigned
    director
  33. 2005-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As JHT CLARE LIMITED
  34. 2005-04-03
    ➕
    SARCON COMPLIANCE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2005-04-03
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Gerard appointed
    director
  36. 2005-04-03
    ➕
    MCKNIGHT, Dawn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Raymond Dundas
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/04/2017
Mr Trevor Henry Turkington
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/04/2017
Mr Gary Trevor Turkington
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-03
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

James Park
Mahon Industrial Area, Mahon Road
Portadown
Craigavon
BT62 3EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DUNDAS, Mark Raymond→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURKINGTON, Gary Trevor→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURKINGTON, Trevor Henry→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKEAG, James Robert→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-22 · resigned 2015-02-10
Resigned
SARCON COMPLIANCE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-03 · resigned 2005-08-22
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Gerard→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-04-03 · resigned 2005-08-22
Resigned
MCKEAG, James Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-08-22 · resigned 2015-02-10
Resigned
MCKNIGHT, Dawn→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-04-03 · resigned 2005-08-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
A registered charge—20/02/2018—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Ireland Limited / Ulster Bank Limited
Mortgage and charge2 properties31/07/201201/09/2015
satisfied
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Ireland Limited / Ulster Bank Limited
Mortgage or charge1 property11/11/200801/09/2015
satisfied
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Ireland Limited / Ulster Bank Limited
Debenture2 properties16/12/200501/09/2015
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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-07-01