APPLICATIONS IN CADD LTD
🌳Matureactive
02098396 · ltd · incorporated 1987-02-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.32M |
| Current assets | — | £1.46M |
| Cash | — | £1.33M |
| Debtors | — | £123.9k |
| Net assets | — | £1.31M |
| Average employees | 10 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-12📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-05-12📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-05-10📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2026-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-27➖STRODACHS, Janis John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-22📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-18➕CASE, Michael Neil appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-18➖STRODACHS, Judith Ann resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-20➕LANGRISHE, Philip Charles appointeddirector
- 1998-01-01➖DEETH, Christopher Paul, Dr resigneddirector
- 1993-11-26➖STRONG, Anthony Howard resigneddirector
- 1993-11-01➖STRODACHS, Judith Ann resigneddirector
- 1987-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLICATIONS IN CADD LTD
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Neil Case Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 18/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Janis John Strodachsceased 27/03/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
21 Britannia Street
Shepshed
Leicestershire
LE12 9AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
CASE, Michael Neil→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGRISHE, Philip Charles→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRODACHS, Judith Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-07-18
DEETH, Christopher Paul, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 1998-01-01
STRODACHS, Janis John, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2026-03-27
STRODACHS, Judith Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1993-11-01
STRONG, Anthony Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 1993-11-26
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Recent filings (133 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-12
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-05-12
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-24