CWD INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14569796 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£34.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.5y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,591

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£35k
↑ 401% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£34.6k£6.9k
Current assets£77.1k£55.2k
Net assets£34.6k£6.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-10-29
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01SH01
  3. 2025-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-10-24
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Pamela O'neill
  9. 2023-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CWD INVESTMENTS LTD
  10. 2023-01-04
    LEIGHTON, Callum appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Callum Leighton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

26 Martlet Grove
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 7LW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LEIGHTON, Callum
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-01-04
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Pamela O'neill
A registered charge1 property22/12/2023
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Recent filings (11 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-10-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-04