CAVADA LTD

🌳Matureactive
06349496 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-21
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
62 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-08-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-30
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    WOOD, Christopher appointed
    director
  13. 2021-08-13
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2021-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-01
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    WRIGHT, Rebecca appointed
    director
  17. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-06-26
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    CA SOLUTIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-10-03
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    WRIGHT, Matthew James appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-03
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    CA SOLUTIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As CAVADA LTD
  24. 2007-08-21
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-08-21
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-08-21
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-08-21
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Spicy Mango Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Spicy Mango Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CAVADA LTD
This company · 06349496

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
Spicy Mango Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Rebecca Wrightceased 20/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Matthew James Wrightceased 20/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2007-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

95 Bridge Lanes
Hebden Bridge
HX7 6AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WOOD, Christopher→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Matthew James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Rebecca→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CA SOLUTIONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2014-06-26
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-21 · resigned 2007-08-21
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-21 · resigned 2007-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27