CALAVIATION LTD

🌳Matureactive
06100113 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-13
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
31 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red 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 £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£1
Net assets£1

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-07-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-03-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-15
    ➕
    MURPHY, Callum appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-15
    ➕
    ST JOHN, William Ramsay Alexander appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-11-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-11-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-19
    ➖
    GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-07-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2021-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-02-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-02-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2021-01-27
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Gordon Iain appointed
    director
  22. 2021-01-27
    ➖
    LAING, Thomas Fleming resigned
    director
  23. 2021-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2011-03-14
    ➕
    LAING, Thomas Fleming appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    DOYLE, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-03-02
    ➖
    WESTLEX REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-03-02
    ➖
    WESTLEX NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2007-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALAVIATION LTD
  31. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    WESTLEX REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    WESTLEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Aldrich Inns Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Aldrich Inns Ltd
Corporate parent
⬇
CALAVIATION LTD
This company · 06100113

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
Aldrich Inns Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/07/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Caledonian Heritable Limitedceased 07/07/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2007-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

202 3rd & 4th Floor
Fulham Road
London
SW10 9PJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

DOYLE, Kevin Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Callum→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Gordon Iain→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ST JOHN, William Ramsay Alexander→
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2021-07-19
Resigned
WESTLEX REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned
LAING, Thomas Fleming→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-03-14 · resigned 2021-01-27
Resigned
WESTLEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-12