CASCADEWM LTD

💤Zombieactive
07069341 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-08
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66290Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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£26k£52k£79k£105k£131kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets—£88.0k
Current assets—£131.0k
Net assets—£74.0k
Average employees400—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-22
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-03-31
    ➖
    HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-07
    ➕
    HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane appointed
    director
  8. 2023-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-06-13
    ➖
    HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CASCADEWM LTD
  20. 2009-11-08
    ➕
    HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2009-11-08
    ➕
    HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Simon Joseph Haydock
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/11/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

63 Matthysens Way
St. Mellons
Cardiff
CF3 0PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HAYDOCK, Simon Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-11-08
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Active
HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-08 · resigned 2012-06-13
Resigned
HAYDOCK, Ceri Jane→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-09-07 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11