CATESBY ESTATES (HAWTON) LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
04172739 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-05
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£80.2k
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (4 active, 26 linked, 16 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
25 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
131 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.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £450
Turnover YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Turnover£80.2k£88.6k
Gross profit£450£600
Operating profit£450£600
Profit before tax£450£600
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-09-20
    ➖
    BROCKLEHURST, Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-16
    ➕
    BUTLER, Robin Elliott appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-16
    ➕
    WOOD, David Lewis appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-16
    ➕
    URBAN&CIVIC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-02-12
    ➖
    RHODES, Jonathan Edward resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-02-12
    ➖
    RHODES, Jonathan Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2015-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2015-03-24
    ➕
    COPPELL, Richard Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2015-02-26
    ➖
    GROVE, Eric William resigned
    director
  26. 2014-06-13
    ➖
    BRESLIN, Steven Mark resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-06-13
    ➕
    RHODES, Jonathan Edward appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-06-13
    ➖
    BRESLIN, Steven Mark resigned
    director
  29. 2014-06-13
    ➕
    RHODES, Jonathan Edward appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-27
    ➖
    ALLKINS, Stephen Philip resigned
    secretary
  31. 2014-01-27
    ➕
    BRESLIN, Steven Mark appointed
    secretary
  32. 2014-01-27
    ➕
    BRESLIN, Steven Mark appointed
    director
  33. 2009-03-12
    ➕
    ALLKINS, Stephen Philip appointed
    secretary
  34. 2009-03-12
    ➖
    BREESE, Richard Quentin resigned
    secretary
  35. 2007-12-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  36. 2007-12-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  37. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    BREESE, Richard Quentin appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    MURRAY, Andrew Anthony Paul resigned
    secretary
  39. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    BREESE, Richard Quentin resigned
    director
  40. 2007-01-22
    ➖
    BRISCOE, Louise Francesca resigned
    director
  41. 2007-01-16
    ➖
    BREESE, Richard Quentin resigned
    secretary
  42. 2007-01-16
    ➕
    MURRAY, Andrew Anthony Paul appointed
    secretary
  43. 2006-09-06
    ➖
    RATCLIFFE, Michael Arthur resigned
    director
  44. 2006-07-17
    ➕
    BREESE, Richard Quentin appointed
    secretary
  45. 2006-07-17
    ➕
    BREESE, Richard Quentin appointed
    director
  46. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    ANSELL, Richard David resigned
    secretary
  47. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    ANSELL, Richard David resigned
    director
  48. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    BROCKLEHURST, Paul appointed
    director
  49. 2004-09-10
    ➖
    MEE, Stephen William resigned
    director
  50. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Mark Simon resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

Catesby Estates (Newark) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Catesby Estates (Newark) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CATESBY ESTATES (HAWTON) LIMITED
This company · 04172739

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Catesby Estates (Newark) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/03/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated2001-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

50 New Bond Street
London
W1S 1BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (4 active · 22 resigned)

URBAN&CIVIC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Robin Elliott→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPPELL, Richard Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, David Lewis→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLKINS, Stephen Philip→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-12 · resigned 2014-01-27
Resigned
ANSELL, Richard David→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
BREESE, Richard Quentin→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2009-03-12
Resigned
BREESE, Richard Quentin→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-17 · resigned 2007-01-16
Resigned
BRESLIN, Steven Mark→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-27 · resigned 2014-06-13
Resigned
BRISCOE, Louise Francesca→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2003-05-08
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2001-03-05
Resigned
MURRAY, Andrew Anthony Paul→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
RHODES, Jonathan Edward→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-13 · resigned 2016-02-12
Resigned
ANSELL, Richard David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
BREESE, Richard Quentin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-07-17 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
BRESLIN, Steven Mark→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-01-27 · resigned 2014-06-13
Resigned
BRISCOE, Louise Francesca→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2007-01-22
Resigned
BROCKLEHURST, Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2018-09-20
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2001-03-05
Resigned
GROVE, Eric William→
director · ~96y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2015-02-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property21/12/200726/03/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property21/12/200726/03/2015

Recent filings (131 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29