CG (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
- · Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
- · Filings: 15 → 16
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
- ↑Filings: 15 → 16
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Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £40.4k | £22.0k |
| Current assets | — | £40.1k | £22.9k |
| Net assets | — | £40.4k | £22.0k |
| Average employees | 0 | — | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11➕HAWORTH, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2020-06-11➕HAWORTH, Julie appointeddirector
- 2020-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs CG (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
- 2020-05-29➕HAWORTH, Barry appointeddirector
- 2020-05-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Haworth Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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