CANLIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01212970 · ltd · incorporated 1975-05-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
99 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,896

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£579£1k£2k£2k£3kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.9k£2.9k
Debtors£2.9k£2.9k
Net assets£2.9k£2.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-04
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  3. 2024-01-10
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  4. 2023-08-31
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  5. 2023-03-23
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  6. 2023-03-23
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  7. 2022-11-14
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  8. 2021-10-29
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  9. 2020-12-16
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  10. 2019-10-28
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  11. 2019-01-07
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  12. 2018-06-22
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  13. 2018-06-06
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  14. 2018-05-31
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  15. 2018-05-31
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  16. 2018-05-31
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  17. 2018-05-24
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    CARLIN, David Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2018-05-24
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    CARLIN, Joanne appointed
    director
  19. 2018-05-24
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    CARLIN, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-05-24
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    CANLIN, Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2018-05-24
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    CARLIN, Alan resigned
    director
  22. 1975-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CANLIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Canlin Castings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Canlin Castings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CANLIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 01212970

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Canlin Castings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/04/2018
Mrs Eileen Carlin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1942 · age 84
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Canlinceased 24/05/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Alan Carlinceased 24/05/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1975-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Eastview Terrace Off North Street
Langley Mill
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG16 4DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CARLIN, David Alan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARLIN, Joanne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARLIN, Eileen→
secretary · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned
CANLIN, Richard→
director · ~76y · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned
CARLIN, Alan→
director · ~85y · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16