CAVE WOODS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12763780 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£222.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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, 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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £222,833
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,741 YoY
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£223k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £222.8k | £224.6k |
| Cash | £3.8k | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £222.8k | £224.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22➕KITTREDGE, Ellen appointeddirector
- 2023-03-22➕PALMER, Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-03-22➕PARSONS, Elspeth appointeddirector
- 2023-03-22➖CHRISTIE, Benjamin Arthur Hugh resigneddirector
- 2023-03-22➖RAMSDEN, Flora Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-03-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CAVE WOODS LTD
- 2020-07-23➕CHRISTIE, Benjamin Arthur Hugh appointeddirector
- 2020-07-23➕RAMSDEN, Flora Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-07-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Elspeth Parsons Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/05/2023 |
Ms Ellen Kittredge Individual · American · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/05/2023 |
Mr Robert Palmer Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
37 Burghley Road
London
NW5 1UG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
KITTREDGE, Ellen→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, Robert→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARSONS, Elspeth→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHRISTIE, Benjamin Arthur Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-07-23 · resigned 2023-03-22
RAMSDEN, Flora Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-23 · resigned 2023-03-22
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-22
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22