CALDUERO WINE IMPORTERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC462844 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-01
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-96.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47250SIC 47250
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £96,865
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
Net Worth
-£97k
Current Assets
£96k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-96.9k | — |
| Current assets | £95.9k | — |
| Cash | £33.4k | — |
| Debtors | £10.6k | — |
| Net assets | £-96.9k | — |
| Average employees | — | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-20➕GRATER, Thomas Joseph appointeddirector
- 2021-12-02➖BROWN, Matthew Alexander Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-12-02➖BROWN, Susan resigneddirector
- 2021-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-01➕BROWN, Elizabeth Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-04-01➖ASENCIO, Esperanza resigneddirector
- 2014-03-24➕BROWN, Matthew Alexander Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CALDUERO WINE IMPORTERS LIMITED
- 2013-11-01➕BROWN, Peter Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-11-01➕ASENCIO, Esperanza appointeddirector
- 2013-11-01➕BROWN, Susan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Elizabeth Jane Brown Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/07/2023 |
Mr Thomas Joseph Grater Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Richard Brownceased 25/07/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BON-ACCORD ENGINEERING SUPPLIES (CASPIAN) LIMITED→ SC192592 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| BONNIE BAGS LTD→ SC787801 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BP WHISKY & CASK BOUTIQUE LTD→ SC773870 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRANDED JAPAN LTD.→ SC646741 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BRAVO DESIGN STUDIO LTD→ SC644492 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BREWBOX EDINBURGH LTD→ SC721723 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRITSENSE LIMITED→ SC447984 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BROOKFIELD METAL RECYCLING LTD.→ SC353606 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BURDA EXPORT LTD→ SC850200 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURNSIDE TRADING LTD→ SC873855 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAFEDIRECT PLC→ SC141496 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| CALEDONIA AUTO CARE LTD→ SC872476 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
8 Ravelston Park
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH4 3DX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BROWN, Elizabeth Jane→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Peter Richard→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRATER, Thomas Joseph→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASENCIO, Esperanza→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2015-04-01
BROWN, Matthew Alexander Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2021-12-02
BROWN, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2021-12-02
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04