CALCOTT PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02330885 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-22
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£58.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £58,339
Net assets shrinking
Down £13 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£58k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £506.6k | £506.6k |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £58.3k | £58.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-06➖BRAYFORD, James Anthony Loxley resigneddirector
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02➕BRAYFORD, Benjamin Alexander Francis appointeddirector
- 2016-04-06➕BRAYFORD, James Anthony Loxley appointeddirector
- 2015-11-23➕BRAYFORD, Sara Jeanine Wilhelmina appointeddirector
- 2015-11-23➕BRAYFORD, Benjamin Alexander Francis appointeddirector
- 2015-11-23➖BRAYFORD, Benjamin Alexander Francis resigneddirector
- 1988-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CALCOTT PROPERTIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Alexander Francis Brayford Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/08/2016 |
Miss Sara Jeanine Brayford Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Anthony Loxley Brayfordceased 06/04/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Carole Jeanette Brayfordceased 07/08/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
1 The Dell
Moor Park
Northwood
Middlesex
HA6 2HY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
BRAYFORD, Benjamin Alexander Francis→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAYFORD, Sara Jeanine Wilhelmina→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAYFORD, Benjamin Alexander Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2015-11-23
BRAYFORD, James Anthony Loxley→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2026-04-06
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Recent filings (98 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13