CATHERINE'S HORSE STABLES LTD

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13385663 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01629SIC 01629
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 93191Activities of racehorse owners
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
26 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,871
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,062 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£12.2k£13.1k
Current assets£14.8k£15.2k
Net assets£7.9k£8.9k

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-05
    MAIDLOVA, Katerina resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-20
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2024-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2023-04-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2022-07-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2021-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-05-27
    MAIDLOVA, Katerina appointed
    director
  19. 2021-05-26
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  20. 2021-05-24
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  21. 2021-05-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-05-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-05-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2021-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CATHERINE'S HORSE STABLES LTD
  25. 2021-05-10
    SOUCEK, Michal Premysl, Mr. appointed
    director
  26. 2021-05-10
    SOUCEK, Michal appointed
    director
  27. 2021-05-10
    SOUCEK, Michal resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-09

Group structure

Mivels & Co. Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Mivels & Co. Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
CATHERINE'S HORSE STABLES LTD
This company · 13385663

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mivels & Co. Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest10/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Michal Soucekceased 10/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

7 Danesbury Park
North Ride
Welwyn
AL6 9SA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SOUCEK, Michal Premysl, Mr.
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-10
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Active
MAIDLOVA, Katerina
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-05-27 · resigned 2026-03-05
Resigned
SOUCEK, Michal
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-05-10 · resigned 2021-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-11