CALAVO INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02282495 · ltd · incorporated 1988-08-01

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

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
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officers · CH01
2025-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-28
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accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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GODSON, Wulftun Tallulah appointed
director
2024-10-15
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officers · AP01
2023-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
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accounts · AA
2022-03-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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address · AD01
2021-08-12
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capital · SH01
2020-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-20
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address · AD01
2005-04-19
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VILLIS, Freya Rachel appointed
director
2005-01-27
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GODSON, Eldred Frederick appointed
director
1988-08-01
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Company incorporated
As CALAVO INVESTMENTS 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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GODSON, Wulftun Tallulah (same surname) appointed 2024-10-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Raymond George Godson Individual · British · DOB 02/1944 · age 82	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Vida Godson Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1988-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

The Rock

Hatfield

Nr. Leominster

Herefordshire

HR6 0SE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-19

Last: 2025-08-05