CADDICK (KNOTTINGLEY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05900689 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-09
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
48 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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  2. 2025-05-19
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  3. 2024-04-19
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  4. 2023-05-20
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  5. 2022-04-08
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  6. 2021-06-08
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  7. 2020-03-25
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  8. 2019-03-15
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  9. 2018-04-18
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  10. 2017-04-11
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  11. 2016-03-08
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  12. 2015-08-24
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  13. 2015-08-24
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  14. 2015-03-10
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  15. 2015-03-06
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  16. 2015-03-01
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    BULLERS, Paul Andrew appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-03-01
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    BULLERS, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-01
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    HIRST, Peter Graham resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-03-01
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    HIRST, Peter Graham resigned
    director
  20. 2009-07-17
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    WEATHERHEAD, Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2006-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CADDICK (KNOTTINGLEY) LIMITED
  22. 2006-08-09
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    CADDICK, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-09
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    HIRST, Peter Graham appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-09
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    HIRST, Peter Graham appointed
    director
  25. 2006-08-09
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    WEATHERHEAD, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CADDICK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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.)

Group structure

Caddick Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Caddick Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CADDICK (KNOTTINGLEY) LIMITED
This company · 05900689

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Caddick Developments Limited
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated2006-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Castlegarth Grange
Scott Lane
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 6LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BULLERS, Paul Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-01
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BULLERS, Paul Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-01
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CADDICK, Paul→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-08-09
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Active
HIRST, Peter Graham→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
HIRST, Peter Graham→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
WEATHERHEAD, Richard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2009-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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2026-03-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
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2025-05-19
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2024-08-23
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2024-04-19
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2023-08-11
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2023-05-20
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2022-08-10
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accounts · AA
2022-04-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13
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accounts · AA
2019-03-15