CASCADE FINANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05773652 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£90kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£89.3k
Current assets—£90.1k
Net assets—£77.1k
Average employees100—

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
0
filings
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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-04
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  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-31
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    HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph resigned
    director
  5. 2024-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-07
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    HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-07
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-06-28
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  9. 2022-05-03
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  10. 2021-02-19
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  11. 2020-04-23
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  12. 2019-03-07
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  13. 2018-06-27
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  14. 2017-06-15
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  15. 2016-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-04-25
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    HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-25
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    HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph resigned
    director
  20. 2006-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CASCADE FINANCE LIMITED
  21. 2006-04-07
    ➕
    HAYDOCK, Ceri appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-04-07
    ➕
    HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mrs Ceri Jane Haydock
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

63 Matthysens Way
St. Mellons
Cardiff
CF3 0PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HAYDOCK, Ceri→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-04-25
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Active
HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-09-07 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-04-07 · resigned 2012-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-23