CATCHPULSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02592733 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-19
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
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£400£800£1k£2k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.0k£2.0k
Net assets£2.0k£2.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-01
    ➕
    DISBERY, Marian appointed
    director
  7. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-15
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    DISBERY, David resigned
    director
  11. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-01-25
    ➕
    PROCTOR, Lloyd Jon appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-25
    ➖
    ADAMS, Anthony resigned
    director
  16. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-07-18
    ➕
    REES, Simon John Guest appointed
    director
  21. 2014-07-18
    ➖
    LUCAS, Paul William resigned
    director
  22. 2012-12-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-12
    ➖
    VENABLES, Paul William resigned
    director
  24. 1994-03-01
    ➖
    LUCAS, Heather Ann resigned
    director
  25. 1994-03-01
    ➕
    LUCAS, Paul William appointed
    director
  26. 1992-12-11
    ➕
    DISBERY, David appointed
    director
  27. 1992-12-11
    ➖
    FOWLER, Derek John resigned
    director
  28. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    MILLWARD, Kevin John appointed
    secretary
  29. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    MILLWARD, Kevin John appointed
    director
  30. 1991-06-10
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    FOWLER, Derek John appointed
    director
  32. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    LUCAS, Heather Ann appointed
    director
  33. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    VENABLES, Paul William appointed
    director
  34. 1991-06-10
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1991-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CATCHPULSE LIMITED
  36. 1991-03-19
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1991-03-19
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

The North Wing Wootton Grange
Wootton Green Lane
Balsall Common
Coventry,
CV7 7BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

MILLWARD, Kevin John→
secretary · appointed 1991-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DISBERY, Marian→
director · ~82y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
MILLWARD, Kevin John→
director · ~77y · appointed 1991-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROCTOR, Lloyd Jon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REES, Simon John Guest→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-03-19 · resigned 1991-06-10
Resigned
ADAMS, Anthony→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2021-01-25
Resigned
DISBERY, David→
director · ~82y · appointed 1992-12-11 · resigned 2021-11-15
Resigned
FOWLER, Derek John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-06-10 · resigned 1992-12-11
Resigned
LUCAS, Heather Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 1991-06-10 · resigned 1994-03-01
Resigned
LUCAS, Paul William→
director · ~81y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned
VENABLES, Paul William→
director · ~80y · appointed 1991-06-10 · resigned 2009-10-12
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-03-19 · resigned 1991-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23