CATHEDRAL WHOLESALE AND EVENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11483449 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£328.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £328,202
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£328k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£360k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £328.2k | £224.1k |
| Current assets | £360.4k | £332.8k |
| Net assets | £328.2k | £224.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18➕FOSTER, Bryan appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CATHEDRAL WHOLESALE AND EVENTS LIMITED
- 2018-07-25➕HINCH, Julie appointeddirector
- 2018-07-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bryan Foster Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/10/2024 |
Julie Hinch Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/07/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| COLUMBUS CLEANING MACHINES (NORTH EAST) LIMITED→ 05783907 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
Brookside Commercial Centre
New Road
Crook
DL15 8LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FOSTER, Bryan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HINCH, Julie→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16