CAVENDISH UPHOLSTERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01912412 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-09
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 40.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 18 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
160 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-22
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Dalriada Trustees Limited
  3. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-05
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    MCCANN, Mark Sylvester resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-03-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bestrustees Limited
  14. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-10-04
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: John Newman, John David Francis, Deborah Jane Coleman, Mike Mcgee, Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder and Antony Stuart-Brown Being Trustees of the Airsprung Retirement & Death Benefits Plan
  17. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2015-11-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: John Newman, John David Francis, Debbie Jane Coleman, Mike Mcgee, Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder and Anthony Stuart-Brown Being Trustees of the Airsprung Retirement & Death Benefits Plan
  22. 2015-04-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2011-09-30
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    KELLETT, Bryan Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 2011-07-15
    ➖
    COOKSON, Frank John resigned
    director
  25. 2011-06-24
    ➖
    BURKE, John resigned
    director
  26. 2010-03-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Philip Gabriel Bradshaw Deborah Jane Coleman Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder John David Francis and Anthony Stuart-Brown
  27. 2009-09-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2008-02-11
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    BURKE, John appointed
    director
  29. 2007-10-19
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    HODGKINSON, Robert resigned
    director
  30. 2007-10-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Philip Gabriel Bradshw, Anne Patricia Friedlander, Penelope Jane Edwards, Suzanne Mary Emilyfielder, John David Francis and Anthony Stuart-Brown as Trustees of the Plan
  31. 2007-04-01
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    COOKSON, Frank John appointed
    director
  32. 2005-04-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 2004-03-31
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    DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth appointed
    director
  34. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    ALSOP, Andrew John Rose resigned
    director
  35. 2003-12-19
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    MCCANN, Mark Sylvester appointed
    director
  36. 2003-05-02
    ➖
    WALKER, Andrew resigned
    director
  37. 2002-07-17
    ➖
    YATES, Stephen Graham Warriner resigned
    director
  38. 2002-04-29
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    LISANTI, Antonio appointed
    director
  39. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    ZIEMNIAK, Peter Richard resigned
    director
  40. 2001-08-07
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    YATES, Stephen Graham Warriner appointed
    director
  41. 2000-11-28
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    HARRINGTON, Stephen Thomas resigned
    director
  42. 2000-10-16
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    WALKER, Andrew appointed
    director
  43. 1997-09-18
    ➕
    HODGKINSON, Robert appointed
    director
  44. 1997-08-20
    ➖
    PIERCE, John Edward resigned
    director
  45. 1997-08-20
    ➕
    ZIEMNIAK, Peter Richard appointed
    director
  46. 1996-09-30
    ➖
    MACK, John Robert resigned
    director
  47. 1996-04-29
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    DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  48. 1996-04-29
    ➖
    NETLEY, Brian Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  49. 1995-10-01
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    LANCASTER, Bernard Gordon resigned
    director
  50. 1995-09-01
    ➕
    ALSOP, Andrew John Rose appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Stewart Perloff
Individual · British · DOB 09/1944 · age 82
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated1985-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Canal Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8RQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-29
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Active
DALLAWAY, Tean Elizabeth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-31
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Active
LISANTI, Antonio→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-29
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Active
NETLEY, Brian Malcolm→
secretary · resigned 1996-04-29
Resigned
ALSOP, Andrew John Rose→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
BURKE, John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-02-11 · resigned 2011-06-24
Resigned
COOKSON, Frank John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2011-07-15
Resigned
COPPEL, Michael Leonard→
director · ~95y · resigned 1994-04-01
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Stephen Thomas→
director · ~66y · resigned 2000-11-28
Resigned
HODGKINSON, Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 2007-10-19
Resigned
KELLETT, Bryan Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-02-08 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
LANCASTER, Bernard Gordon→
director · ~87y · appointed 1992-02-08 · resigned 1995-10-01
Resigned
MACK, John Robert→
director · ~78y · resigned 1996-09-30
Resigned
MCCANN, Mark Sylvester→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2023-10-05
Resigned
NETLEY, Brian Malcolm→
director · ~90y · resigned 1995-09-01
Resigned
PIERCE, John Edward→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-06-01 · resigned 1997-08-20
Resigned
WALKER, Andrew→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-10-16 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned
YATES, John Graham Warriner→
director · ~111y · resigned 1995-04-01
Resigned
YATES, Stephen Graham Warriner→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-08-07 · resigned 2002-07-17
Resigned
ZIEMNIAK, Peter Richard→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-08-20 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
5
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Dalriada Trustees
Dalriada Trustees Limited
A registered charge1 property22/01/2026—
outstanding
Bestrustees / John David Francis / Michael George John Mcgee / Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder
Bestrustees Limited / John David Francis / Michael George John Mcgee / Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder
A registered charge2 properties31/03/2021—
outstanding
John Newman, John David Francis, Deborah Jane Coleman, Mike Mcgee, Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder and Antony Stuart-Brown Being Trustees of the Airsprung Retirement & Death Benefits Plan
A registered charge1 property04/10/2019—
outstanding
John Newman, John David Francis, Debbie Jane Coleman, Mike Mcgee, Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder and Anthony Stuart-Brown Being Trustees of the Airsprung Retirement & Death Benefits Plan
A registered charge1 property13/11/2015—
outstanding
Philip Gabriel Bradshaw Deborah Jane Coleman Suzanne Mary Emily Fielder John David Francis and Anthony Stuart-Brown
Legal charge1 property19/03/2010—
satisfied
Philip Gabriel Bradshw, Anne Patricia Friedlander, Penelope Jane Edwards, Suzanne Mary Emilyfielder, John David Francis and Anthony Stuart-Brown as Trustees of the Plan
Legal mortgage1 property01/10/200710/09/2009
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/04/200514/04/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property06/12/198513/02/1988
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Recent filings (160 total)

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mortgage · MR01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-12