CAPE EXECUTIVE LTD
🌳Matureactive
10020604 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 49319SIC 49319
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-15➕BRIERLEY-JONES, Shelby appointeddirector
- 2025-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPE EXECUTIVE LTD
- 2016-02-23➕BRIERLEY-JONES, Richard Matthew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard Matthew Brierley-Jones Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
479a London Road
Appleton
Warrington
WA4 5DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRIERLEY-JONES, Richard Matthew→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2016-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIERLEY-JONES, Shelby→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-26