CAUDWELL LTD
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Cash
£435K
-3.3% vs 2024
Net assets
-£70M
-35.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
44
+12.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£19M
+16.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. Having carried out a detailed review of the company's resources and the challenges presented by the current economic climate, the directors are satisfied that the company has sufficient cash flows to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of approval of the accounts. This is however dependant on group companies not seeking repayment of the amounts due to them in this period; intercompany loans are repayable, in whole or in part, when the company determines that it has cash which it considers will not be required to meet its liabilities. The ultimate controlling party has indicated his intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company to meet its liabilities as they fall due, and that no companies under his control will seek repayment of the amounts owed to them, for a period of not less than one year from the date that these financial statements are approved or until sufficient funding for the repayment of the debts becomes available. As with any company placing reliance on its ultimate controlling party for financial support, the Directors acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue although, at the date of approval of the financial statements, they have no reason to believe that it will not do so.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£4,193,556 | -£14,177,543 | — | -£5,345,340 | -£2,418,885 | +54.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £77,801 | -£16,011,649 | -£15,040,231 | -£22,307,602 | -£18,534,628 | +16.9% | |
| Net profit | £77,801 | -£16,011,649 | -£15,040,231 | -£22,307,602 | -£18,534,628 | +16.9% | |
| Cash | £461,104 | £413,125 | £252,498 | £449,781 | £434,782 | -3.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,613,510 | -£14,398,139 | -£29,438,370 | -£51,745,972 | -£70,280,600 | -35.8% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£51,745,972 | -£70,280,600 | -35.8% | |
| Equity | £1,613,510 | -£14,398,139 | -£29,438,370 | -£51,745,972 | -£70,280,600 | -35.8% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 44 | +12.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -259.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.80x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | -1.23x | -2.20x | — | -0.24x | -0.11x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CAUDWELL LTD 2020-02-11 → present
- CAUDWELL COLLECTION LIMITED 2015-04-02 → 2020-02-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. Having carried out a detailed review of the company's resources and the challenges presented by the current economic climate, the directors are satisfied that the company has sufficient cash flows to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of approval of the accounts. This is however dependant on group companies not seeking repayment of the amounts due to them in this period; intercompany loans are repayable, in whole or in part, when the company determines that it has cash which it considers will not be required to meet its liabilities. The ultimate controlling party has indicated his intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company to meet its liabilities as they fall due, and that no companies under his control will seek repayment of the amounts owed to them, for a period of not less than one year from the date that these financial statements are approved or until sufficient funding for the repayment of the debts becomes available. As with any company placing reliance on its ultimate controlling party for financial support, the Directors acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue although, at the date of approval of the financial statements, they have no reason to believe that it will not do so.”
Group structure
- CAUDWELL LTD · parent
- Caudwell Properties (109) Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSSON, Richard John | Director | 2018-09-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| FENTON, Michael Edwin | Director | 2025-02-06 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANFIELD, David | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2023-06-09 |
| VERMA, Arun | Secretary | 2023-06-09 | 2024-08-16 |
| CAUDWELL, John David | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2025-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-01 | Active |
| Mr John David Caudwell | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
| Mr David Hodgson Canfield | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.