CHARLESFORT HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC477202 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
34 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARLESFORT HOLDINGS LTD
  18. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    COCHRANE, James Alistair Kirkland appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    MCCALL, Colin James appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    WEIR, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Alistair Kirkland Cochrane
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Colin James Mccall
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Weirceased 06/04/2016· board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Bank Chambers
31 The Square
Cumnock
KA18 1AT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COCHRANE, James Alistair Kirkland→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCALL, Colin James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEIR, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31