CAINCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01714783 · ltd · incorporated 1983-04-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 37.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£49.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10410
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £49,654
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£54k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 132% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£56k£75k£94kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£51.1k£22.9k
Current assets£94.0k£52.2k
Cash£53.7k£45.3k
Debtors£40.3k£6.9k
Net assets£49.7k£21.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-11
    ➕
    BROUGHTON, Kate appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-01-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-01-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-05-04
    ➕
    CAIN, Samuel Francis appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-05-04
    ➖
    CAIN, Peter Allan resigned
    secretary
  14. 2023-05-04
    ➖
    CAIN, Peter Allan resigned
    director
  15. 2023-05-04
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2023-05-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2023-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-05-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2023-01-05
    ➕
    CAIN, Samuel Francis appointed
    director
  20. 2023-01-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2022-06-29
    ➖
    CAIN, Janet resigned
    director
  24. 2022-06-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-06-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2021-02-05
    ➖
    CAIN, Russell John, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2020-01-01
    ➕
    CAIN, Russell John, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2019-12-31
    ➖
    CAIN, Joy Roberta resigned
    director
  29. 2019-12-31
    ➖
    CAIN, Stephen John resigned
    director
  30. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    CAIN, John Edward resigned
    director
  31. 1998-08-10
    ➖
    CAIN, Peggy Patricia resigned
    director
  32. 1989-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 1983-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAINCO LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Francis Cain
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/10/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Dr Russell John Cainceased 30/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Peter Cainceased 04/05/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Stephen Cainceased 31/12/2019· significant influence
  • Mrs Janet Cainceased 29/06/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1983-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10410 — SIC 10410

Registered office

Thornton Lodge North End
Goxhill
Barrow-Upon-Humber
DN19 7JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

CAIN, Samuel Francis→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-04
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Active
BROUGHTON, Kate→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-11
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Active
CAIN, Samuel Francis→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-05
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Active
CAIN, Peter Allan→
secretary · resigned 2023-05-04
Resigned
CAIN, Janet→
director · ~71y · resigned 2022-06-29
Resigned
CAIN, John Edward→
director · ~99y · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
CAIN, Joy Roberta→
director · ~70y · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
CAIN, Peggy Patricia→
director · ~98y · resigned 1998-08-10
Resigned
CAIN, Peter Allan→
director · ~73y · resigned 2023-05-04
Resigned
CAIN, Russell John, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-01-01 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
CAIN, Stephen John→
director · ~70y · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/01/1989—
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Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04