ABERDOVEY RESERVOIR RETREAT LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14178573 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-17
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDOVEY RESERVOIR RETREAT LIMITED
- 2022-06-17➕CAVE BROWNE CAVE, Helen appointeddirector
- 2022-06-17➕CAVE BROWNE CAVE, Oliver John appointeddirector
- 2022-06-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Cave Browne Cave Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/06/2022 |
Mr Oliver John Cave Browne Cave Individual · British · DOB 11/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
Crychnant Farm
Balkan Hill
Aberdovey
Gwynedd
LL35 0SG
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAVE BROWNE CAVE, Helen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-06-17
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CAVE BROWNE CAVE, Oliver John→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2022-06-17
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-17