CHARLOTTE JAMES INTERIORS LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £95.7k | £98.7k |
| Current assets | £97.7k | £103.5k |
| Cash | £58.5k | £64.8k |
| Debtors | £6.8k | £753 |
| Net assets | £95.7k | £98.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CHARLOTTE JAMES INTERIORS LTD
- 2023-02-28➕DEMPSTER, Ross Morrison appointeddirector
- 2023-02-28➕DEMPSTER, Stuart Alastair appointeddirector
- 2023-02-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Charlotte James Holdings Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlotte James Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/02/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Kathryn Morrison Dempsterceased 13/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Alastair Cox Dempsterceased 13/03/2023· 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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