£11.31m
−17%vs Dec 2024Active03996686Private limited companyLondon
CARAVELA LIMITED
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Registered activity: Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (SIC 46370). We’re building product and service lists for UK companies. Get this one when it’s ready.
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Summary
CARAVELA LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03996686) incorporated on 18 May 2000, registered in London. Its registered activity is wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (SIC 46370). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £11.31m and cash of £3.19m, with 11 employees on average. Net assets fell 17% on the prior period (£13.64m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 415 comparable companies in London (median £100, upper quartile £14k).
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Ownership and control
No active person with significant control is registered.
- Alejandro Cadena
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Giancarlo Ghiretti
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 18 May 200026 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 339 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 1 June 2027in 218 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 46370
- Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£3.19m
−34%vs Dec 2024Not reported
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−15%vs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £11.31m | £3.19m | — | £20.69m | — | −£1.90m | 11 |
| 31 December 2024 | £13.64m | £4.81m | — | £16.64m | — | −£428k | 13 |
| 1 January 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 December 2023 | £14.87m | £4.49m | — | £19.67m | — | £1.07m | 14 |
| 1 January 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio1.28Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£290kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £11,308,265 at 31 December 2025
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £3,194,092
- Three or more accounting periods on record5 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 18 May 2000
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 339 days
- Confirmation statement duein 218 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £11.31m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £13.64m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Accounts period endNet assets £14.87m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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