CALEY BROTHERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12486221 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-613
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10390SIC 10390
- 46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 4 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £613
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£613
↑ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.0k | £936 |
| Current assets | £2.0k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £-613 | £-5.5k |
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
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-26➕CALEY, Lorraine Mary appointeddirector
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEY BROTHERS LIMITED
- 2020-02-26➕BRYAN, Jodie Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CALEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-11
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lorraine Mary Caley Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2020 |
Mrs Jodie Anne Bryan Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nigel Anthony Caleyceased 01/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130
Registered office
The Sussex Barn
Applesham Farm, Coombes
Lancing
West Sussex
BN15 0RP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRYAN, Jodie Anne→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-26
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CALEY, Lorraine Mary→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-26
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-02-26