CAWOOD LEISURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08623676 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-16➖HIND, Michael Andrew resigneddirector
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-26➖HIND, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2018-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-09-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CAWOOD LEISURE LIMITED
- 2013-07-24➕HIND, Christine appointeddirector
- 2013-07-24➕HIND, Kevin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-07-24➕HIND, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-07-24➕HIND, Michael Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-07-24➕JOHN, Ceri Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-07-24➖JOHN, Ceri Richard resigneddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Christine Hind Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/07/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr. Michael Andrew Hindceased 06/09/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mr Kevin Anthony Hindceased 06/09/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Buttercrambe Road
Stamford Bridge
York
YO41 1AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HIND, Christine→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HIND, Kevin Anthony→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HIND, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-07-24 · resigned 2019-07-26
HIND, Michael Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-07-24 · resigned 2022-06-16
JOHN, Ceri Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-24 · resigned 2013-07-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 07/09/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-11