CBF CAPITAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
05363088 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-14
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 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.

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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-£20k-£14k-£7k-£440£6k£13kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets—£-20.4k
Current assets—£12.8k
Net assets—£-20.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-22
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-06
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2019-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-12
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-04-23
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    TAYLOR, Helen Rachel appointed
    director
  17. 2009-12-10
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    FEELEY, Colin resigned
    director
  18. 2005-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CBF CAPITAL LTD
  19. 2005-02-14
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    TAYLOR, Gary David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-02-14
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    TAYLOR, Gary David appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-14
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    FEELEY, Colin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 21 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 Gary David Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Nethercroft Monkholme Lane
Threshfield
Skipton
BD23 5HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

TAYLOR, Gary David→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-14
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Active
TAYLOR, Gary David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-02-14
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Active
TAYLOR, Helen Rachel→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-23
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Active
FEELEY, Colin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2009-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-01