CALLEVA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02880629 · ltd · incorporated 1993-12-14
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 3600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-05-30➕LEPPANEN, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-05-30➕MERUP, Christian appointeddirector
- 2024-05-30➖SHAW, Wendy resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-30➖GRIFFITHS, Clive Antony resigneddirector
- 2024-05-30➖SHAW, Wendy resigneddirector
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-01➕RYLE, Edward James appointeddirector
- 2018-06-01➕RYLE, Natasha Grace appointeddirector
- 2014-05-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-01-01➕SHAW, Wendy appointeddirector
- 2006-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2002-07-04➖KNIGHT, Christine Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-04➕SHAW, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1999-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1998-08-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1998-01-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Credit Suisse First Boston
- 1998-01-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Credit Suisse First Boston
- 1996-01-01➕KNIGHT, Christine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1996-01-01➖VANALLI, Marco resignedsecretary
- 1993-12-21➕VANALLI, Marco appointedsecretary
- 1993-12-21➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-12-21➕GRIFFITHS, Clive Antony appointeddirector
- 1993-12-21➖COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-12-21➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CALLEVA LIMITED
- 1993-12-14➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-12-14➕COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-12-14➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Calleva Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Calleva Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CALLEVA LIMITED
This company · 02880629
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Calleva Holding Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/12/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Tj Zen Limitedceased 20/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Calleblend Limitedceased 26/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Clive Anthony Griffithsceased 18/12/2017· significant influence
- Mrs Wendy Shawceased 18/12/2017· significant influence
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Market Way Market Way
North Petherton
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 6DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
LEPPANEN, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MERUP, Christian→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYLE, Edward James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYLE, Natasha Grace→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNIGHT, Christine Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 2002-07-04
SHAW, Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-04 · resigned 2024-05-30
VANALLI, Marco→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-21 · resigned 1996-01-01
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-12-14 · resigned 1993-12-21
GRIFFITHS, Clive Antony→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1993-12-21 · resigned 2024-05-30
SHAW, Wendy→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2024-05-30
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-12-14 · resigned 1993-12-21
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-12-14 · resigned 1993-12-21
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/05/2014 | 23/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge (the "deed") and made between the names and the dollar trustees (each as defined therein) constituting the syndicate 33 (1998) dollar obligor group as chargors, hiscox syndicates limited and barclays bank PLC (the "bank") as chargee | 1 property | 12/08/1998 | 12/12/2006 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Deed of charge ("the deed") and made between the names and trustees (each defined therein) constituting the syndicate 33 1998 sterling borrowing group as chargors, hiscox syndicates limited and credit suisse first boston (the "bank") as chargee | 1 property | 22/01/1998 | 01/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Deed of charge ("the deed") and made between the names and trustees (each defined therein) constituting the syndicate 33 1998 dollar borrowing group as chargors, hiscox syndicates limited and credit suisse first boston (the "bank") as chargee | 1 property | 22/01/1998 | 01/06/1999 |
Recent filings (117 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-07