CAPTAINS ORIGINAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11647196 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-29
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
£-5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,704
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 436% YoY
Current Assets
£132
↓ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.3k | £8.9k |
| Current assets | £132 | £4.3k |
| Net assets | £-5.7k | £-1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02➕HERMAN, Luke Arthur John appointeddirector
- 2024-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-03➖DUNN, Matthew Philip resigneddirector
- 2024-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01➕DUNN, Matthew Philip appointeddirector
- 2023-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2020-11-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-07📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-08-28➖SWEENEY, Michael Thomas resigneddirector
- 2020-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPTAINS ORIGINAL LTD
- 2018-10-29➕CORRIGAN, Edward appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-29➕CORRIGAN, Howard James appointeddirector
- 2018-10-29➕SWEENEY, Michael Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Howard James Corrigan Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Michael Thomas Sweeneyceased 01/02/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070
Registered office
Silverglade House Gasden Copse
Witley
Godalming
GU8 5QE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-19
Last: 2026-06-05
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
CORRIGAN, Howard James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HERMAN, Luke Arthur John→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNN, Matthew Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2024-06-03
SWEENEY, Michael Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-29 · resigned 2020-08-28
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-06