CADOGAN WILSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04307390 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-19
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
£140.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
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 £140,926

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£141k
Current Assets
£171k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£142.0k
Current assets£171.2k
Net assets£140.9k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-17
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  3. 2023-08-29
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  4. 2023-04-03
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-14
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  10. 2017-05-12
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-05-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-15
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  14. 2015-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-01-01
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    JOLLY, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-12-31
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    JOLLY, David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-12-31
    ➖
    WILSON, Mark Simon resigned
    director
  19. 2004-11-12
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    HARRIS, Andrew David resigned
    director
  20. 2002-07-15
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    HARRIS, Andrew David appointed
    director
  21. 2001-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CADOGAN WILSON LIMITED
  22. 2001-10-19
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    JOLLY, David appointed
    director
  23. 2001-10-19
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-10-19
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-10-19
    ➕
    JOLLY, David appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-19
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 2001-10-19
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 2001-10-19
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    WILSON, Mark Simon appointed
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Jolly
Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/09/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

9 Copley Way
Tadworth
KT20 5QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

JOLLY, Elizabeth Mary→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOLLY, David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2001-10-19
Resigned
JOLLY, David→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2001-10-19
Resigned
HARRIS, Andrew David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-15 · resigned 2004-11-12
Resigned
WILSON, Mark Simon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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2025-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-14