CALDERDALE TRADES LTD
💤Zombieactive
02085703 · ltd · incorporated 1986-12-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-03-15➖WAYWELL, Thomas Geoffrey resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-03-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-03-03➕ROMAN, Maria De Los Angeles appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2008-08-24➖ALESSO-WAYWELL, Lucia Michelina, Dr resigneddirector
- 1991-08-06➖HOHOL, Nicholas resignedsecretary
- 1991-08-06➕WAYWELL, Thomas Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 1991-08-06➕ALESSO-WAYWELL, Lucia Michelina, Dr appointeddirector
- 1986-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CALDERDALE TRADES LTD
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Thomas Geoffrey Waywell Individual · English · DOB 02/1939 · age 87 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
36 The View
Leeds
LS17 7NE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ROMAN, Maria De Los Angeles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOHOL, Nicholas→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-08-06
WAYWELL, Thomas Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-08-06 · resigned 2019-03-15
ALESSO-WAYWELL, Lucia Michelina, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1991-08-06 · resigned 2008-08-24
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Recent filings (95 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-02