CAVMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05306170 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-07
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£907
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £907

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
Net Worth
£907
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.4k—
Current assets£6.6k—
Cash£5.8k—
Debtors£844—
Net assets£907—
Average employees—300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-04
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  3. 2023-12-01
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  4. 2023-01-09
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  5. 2021-11-23
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  6. 2020-11-03
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  7. 2019-12-02
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  8. 2018-11-28
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  9. 2017-12-07
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  10. 2017-12-07
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  11. 2017-12-04
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  12. 2016-12-20
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  13. 2015-12-11
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  14. 2015-12-10
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  15. 2014-12-09
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  16. 2013-03-18
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    LEACH, John Stanhope resigned
    director
  17. 2012-01-01
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    MILLER, David Paul appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-01-01
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    JONES, Michael George resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-08-01
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    MURRAY, John Howard appointed
    director
  20. 2011-04-01
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    MILLER, David Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2006-11-23
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    JONES, Michael George appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-11-23
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    LEACH, Christine Angela resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CAVMS LIMITED
  24. 2004-12-07
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    LEACH, Christine Angela appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-12-07
    ➕
    LEACH, John Stanhope appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Paul Miller
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/12/2016
Mr John Howard Murray
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/12/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Severn House
Hazell Drive
Newport
NP10 8FY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MILLER, David Paul→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-01
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Active
MILLER, David Paul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-04-01
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Active
MURRAY, John Howard→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Michael George→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-23 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
LEACH, Christine Angela→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2006-11-23
Resigned
LEACH, John Stanhope→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2013-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2025-12-22
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2025-12-08
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2024-12-09
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2024-12-04
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2023-12-11
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2023-12-01
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2023-01-09
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2022-12-07
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2021-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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2020-12-11
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2020-11-03
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2019-12-12
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accounts · AA
2019-12-02
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2018-12-10