CAST IN STYLE CO LTD
🌳Matureactive
04483066 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£676.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24540
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £676,766
Net assets shrinking
Down £100,454 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£393k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£677k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£795k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £677.7k | £778.8k |
| Current assets | £794.8k | £958.0k |
| Cash | £392.6k | £458.1k |
| Debtors | £30.7k | £110.5k |
| Net assets | £676.8k | £777.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-31➖STYLES, Kerry resigneddirector
- 2009-02-10➕LOCKE, Anita Anne, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-01-27➕LOCKE, Anita Anne, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-27➖LOCKE, John David resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-08➕LOCKE, John David appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-08➖STYLES, Jean Joyce resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-01➖STYLES, Luke Sydney resigneddirector
- 2005-06-27➕LOCKE, John David appointeddirector
- 2002-10-16➕STYLES, Kerry appointeddirector
- 2002-07-16➖PELLATT, Annie Teresa resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-16➕STYLES, Jean Joyce appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-16➖PELLATT, James Michael resigneddirector
- 2002-07-16➕STYLES, Luke Sydney appointeddirector
- 2002-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CAST IN STYLE CO LTD
- 2002-07-11➕PELLATT, Annie Teresa appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-11➕PELLATT, James Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Cast In Style Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Twelve Hundred Degrees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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CAST IN STYLE CO LTD
This company · 04483066
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cast In Style Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/10/2023 |
Twelve Hundred Degrees Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Anita Anne Lockeceased 24/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Lockeceased 24/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24540 — SIC 24540
Registered office
The Granary Kilsall
(Nr Cosford)
Shifnal
Shropshire
TF11 8PL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
LOCKE, Anita Anne, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-01-27
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LOCKE, Anita Anne, Dr→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-10
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LOCKE, John David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-06-27
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LOCKE, John David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2009-01-27
PELLATT, Annie Teresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2002-07-16
STYLES, Jean Joyce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2006-11-08
PELLATT, James Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2002-07-16
STYLES, Kerry→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2009-03-31
STYLES, Luke Sydney→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2005-09-01
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Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-24