CADOGAN ESTATES (AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00823770 · ltd · incorporated 1964-10-20

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£165.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01450

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £164,974

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,515,068 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 56% YoY

Cash YoY

-56%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£168k

↓ 56% YoY

Net Worth

£165k

↓ 90% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Cash	£167.5k	£381.6k
Net assets	£165.0k	£1.68M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-12-31
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BRUCE, James Henry Morys, The Honourable resigned
director
2025-12-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
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ANTELME, Charles Kane resigned
director
2025-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-01
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MORLEY, Harry Michael Charles appointed
director
2024-12-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-26
➕
LEWIS, Anna Jane appointed
secretary
2024-11-26
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ST ANDREW TRUSTEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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CADOGAN, Charles Gerald John, The Rt Hon The Earl resigned
director
2023-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-12-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-07
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-12-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-29
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RICHARDS, Julia Llewellyn resigned
secretary
2022-11-29
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ST ANDREW TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-28
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ANTELME, Charles Kane appointed
director
2015-09-17
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DE HAVILLAND, John Anthony resigned
director
2015-07-27
➕
RICHARDS, Julia Llewellyn appointed
secretary
2015-07-27
➖
MAY MAY AND MERRIMANS resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-04-27
➕
ELLINGWORTH, Charles Vincent appointed
director
2007-08-25
➖
CLARK, Nigel Culliford resigned
director
2003-11-27
➕
DE HAVILLAND, John Anthony appointed
director
2003-11-25
➕
GORDON, John David appointed
director
2003-11-25
➖
TREVES, Jack Lewis resigned
secretary
2003-11-25
➕
MAY MAY AND MERRIMANS appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-11-25
➕
BRUCE, James Henry Morys, The Honourable appointed
director
2003-11-25
➕
CLARK, Nigel Culliford appointed
director
2003-11-25
➖
CORBYN, Stuart Alan resigned
director
2003-11-25
➖
GRANT, Richard John resigned
director
2003-11-25
➖
TREVES, Jack Lewis resigned
director
1998-09-24
➕
GRANT, Richard John appointed
director
1998-09-24
➕
TREVES, Jack Lewis appointed
director
1996-04-30
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STAUGHTON, Simon David Howard Ladd resigned
director
1992-09-29
➕
CORBYN, Stuart Alan appointed
director
1964-10-20
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Company incorporated
As CADOGAN ESTATES (AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Cadogan Settled Estates Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cadogan Settled Estates Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CADOGAN ESTATES (AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · 00823770

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cadogan Settled Estates Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1964-10-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

10 Duke Of York Square

London

SW3 4LY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

LEWIS, Anna Jane→

secretary · appointed 2024-11-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ELLINGWORTH, Charles Vincent→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-04-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GORDON, John David→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-11-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MORLEY, Harry Michael Charles→

director · ~61y · appointed 2025-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RICHARDS, Julia Llewellyn→

secretary · appointed 2015-07-27 · resigned 2022-11-29

Resigned

TREVES, Jack Lewis→

secretary · resigned 2003-11-25

Resigned

MAY MAY AND MERRIMANS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2015-07-27

Resigned

ST ANDREW TRUSTEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-11-29 · resigned 2024-11-26

Resigned

ANTELME, Charles Kane→

director · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-28 · resigned 2025-03-24

Resigned

BRUCE, James Henry Morys, The Honourable→

director · ~78y · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

CADOGAN, Charles Gerald John, The Rt Hon The Earl→

director · ~89y · resigned 2023-06-12

Resigned

CLARK, Nigel Culliford→

director · ~91y · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2007-08-25

Resigned

CORBYN, Stuart Alan→

director · ~81y · appointed 1992-09-29 · resigned 2003-11-25

Resigned

DE HAVILLAND, John Anthony→

director · ~88y · appointed 2003-11-27 · resigned 2015-09-17

Resigned

GRANT, Richard John→

director · ~72y · appointed 1998-09-24 · resigned 2003-11-25

Resigned

STAUGHTON, Simon David Howard Ladd→

director · ~95y · resigned 1996-04-30

Resigned

TREVES, Jack Lewis→

director · ~83y · appointed 1998-09-24 · resigned 2003-11-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (125 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-31

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-01-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-12-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-11-29

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-11-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-11-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-06