CAPS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
04109359 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-02
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    PITCHFORD, Cameron Roy resigned
    director
  17. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-01
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    PITCHFORD, Cameron Roy appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-12
    ➖
    PITCHFORD, Annette resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-06-30
    ➖
    PATERSON, Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2010-11-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2009-06-03
    ➕
    PITCHFORD, Roy Aubrey appointed
    director
  23. 2009-06-03
    ➖
    BLADEK, Denise resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-06-03
    ➕
    PITCHFORD, Annette appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-06-03
    ➖
    BLADEK, Richard Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2006-12-01
    ➖
    BLADEK, Denise resigned
    director
  27. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    BLADEK, Denise appointed
    director
  28. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    PATERSON, Alexander appointed
    director
  29. 2000-11-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CAPS (UK) LTD
  30. 2000-11-16
    ➕
    BLADEK, Denise appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-11-16
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2000-11-16
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-11-16
    ➕
    BLADEK, Richard Peter appointed
    director
  34. 2000-11-16
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2000-11-16
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roy Aubrey Pitchford
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Cameron Roy Pitchfordceased 11/05/2021· board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Bushel
Coombeshead Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 1PZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

PITCHFORD, Roy Aubrey→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLADEK, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-16 · resigned 2009-06-03
Resigned
PITCHFORD, Annette→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-03 · resigned 2013-07-12
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-16 · resigned 2000-11-16
Resigned
BLADEK, Denise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
BLADEK, Richard Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-11-16 · resigned 2009-06-03
Resigned
PATERSON, Alexander→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2011-06-30
Resigned
PITCHFORD, Cameron Roy→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2018-01-02
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-16 · resigned 2000-11-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/11/2010—
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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-11