CATENA JV LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11609485 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-08
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£200
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
24 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £200

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£200
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£40£80£120£160£200Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£200£200
Net assets£200£200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-31
    NOBLE, Ian resigned
    director
  5. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-01
    POSTLETHWAITE, Caroline Ann appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-01
    GARRATT, John David resigned
    director
  11. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2021-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-08-28
    GARRATT, David resigned
    director
  20. 2020-08-28
    GARRATT, John David appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CATENA JV LIMITED
  22. 2018-10-08
    REDSHAW, Timothy appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-08
    WOODMAN, Cliff Roland appointed
    director
  24. 2018-10-08
    GARRATT, David appointed
    director
  25. 2018-10-08
    NOBLE, Ian appointed
    director
  26. 2018-10-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

Cumbria O&M Services Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Cumbria O&M Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
CATENA JV LIMITED
This company · 11609485

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cumbria O&M Services Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares28/08/2020
Timothy Redshaw
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
sig. influencesignificant influence08/10/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Nobleceased 31/12/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Cliff Roland Woodmanceased 18/02/2021· significant influence
  • Mr David Garrattceased 28/08/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Slingsby House
Sandside Road
Ulverston
LA12 9EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

POSTLETHWAITE, Caroline Ann
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-07-01
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Active
REDSHAW, Timothy
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-08
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Active
WOODMAN, Cliff Roland
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-10-08
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Active
GARRATT, David
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2020-08-28
Resigned
GARRATT, John David
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-08-28 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
NOBLE, Ian
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-02-18