C.A.E.S. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01082370 · ltd · incorporated 1972-11-17
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-10-02
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  4. 2022-08-09
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  5. 2021-12-07
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  6. 2020-11-30
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  7. 2019-11-26
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  8. 2019-01-04
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  9. 2017-09-19
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  10. 2017-06-09
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  11. 2017-06-09
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  15. 2017-06-09
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  16. 2016-10-01
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    BIRKETT, Jodie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-10-01
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    BIRKETT, Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2016-10-01
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    BIRKETT, Jodie appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-01
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    WATSON, Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-10-01
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    WATSON, Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2016-10-01
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    WATSON, Arthur Neil resigned
    director
  22. 1972-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As C.A.E.S. LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 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.)

Group structure

Caes Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Caes Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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C.A.E.S. LIMITED
This company · 01082370

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Caes Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/10/2016

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
Incorporated1972-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Kingstown Broadway
Kingstown Trading Estate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 0HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BIRKETT, Jodie→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
BIRKETT, Gary→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
BIRKETT, Jodie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
WATSON, Ann→
secretary · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
WATSON, Ann→
director · ~77y · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
WATSON, Arthur Neil→
director · ~78y · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
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2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
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accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
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2022-08-09
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2022-05-03
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2021-12-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
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accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02
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accounts · AA
2019-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-11