CANTERPATH LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
01309990 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (55 events)Click to expand
- 2014-02-04📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2014-02-04🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-10-22📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-10-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2013-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2013-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2013-03-27➕LONGCROFT, Christopher Charles Stoddart appointeddirector
- 2013-03-27➖BARNES, Ian Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2012-12-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-07-16📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2012-07-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-02➖STONE, Carla resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2012-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-03-23➕BARNES, Ian Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2012-03-23➖STONE, Carla resigneddirector
- 2012-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2011-12-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2010-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-07-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2010-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-07-17➖DAINTITH, Stephen Wayne resigneddirector
- 2008-03-20➖HUTSON, Stephen Frank resigneddirector
- 2008-03-10➕STONE, Carla appointeddirector
- 2008-01-21➖HINTON, Leslie Frank resigneddirector
- 2007-08-13➕GILL, Michael Charles appointeddirector
- 2007-08-13➖FERNANDO, Sunil Anthony resigneddirector
- 2006-02-28➖FAIRWEATHER, Carol Ann resigneddirector
- 2006-01-30➖LINFORD, Richard Martin resigneddirector
- 2005-09-19➕DAINTITH, Stephen Wayne appointeddirector
- 2004-10-08➕FAIRWEATHER, Carol Ann appointeddirector
- 2001-10-31➖STEHRENBERGER, Peter Walter resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-31➕STONE, Carla appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-31➕FERNANDO, Sunil Anthony appointeddirector
- 2001-10-31➖STEHRENBERGER, Peter Walter resigneddirector
- 1996-09-11➕HINTON, Leslie Frank appointeddirector
- 1996-09-11➖ROBERTS, Lawrence Craig resigneddirector
- 1996-06-19➕HUTSON, Stephen Frank appointeddirector
- 1996-06-19➕ROBERTS, Lawrence Craig appointeddirector
- 1995-03-17➖READER, Colin Graham resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-02-04
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
3 Thomas More Square
London
E98 1XY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-07-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 16 resigned)
GILL, Michael Charles→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-08-13
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LONGCROFT, Christopher Charles Stoddart→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEHRENBERGER, Peter Walter→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-10-31
STONE, Carla→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2012-04-02
BARNES, Ian Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-23 · resigned 2013-03-27
BARRACLOUGH, Stephen Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1995-01-03
DAINTITH, Stephen Wayne→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2005-09-19 · resigned 2008-07-17
FAIRWEATHER, Carol Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-02-28
FERNANDO, Sunil Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2007-08-13
HINTON, Leslie Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-09-11 · resigned 2008-01-21
HOOD, Gerald Bowman→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1994-07-22
HUTSON, Stephen Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-06-19 · resigned 2008-03-20
LINFORD, Richard Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1995-01-03 · resigned 2006-01-30
READER, Colin Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1995-03-17
ROBERTS, Lawrence Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-06-19 · resigned 1996-09-11
SINGH, Bedi Ajay→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · resigned 1995-03-06
STEHRENBERGER, Peter Walter→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2001-10-31
STONE, Carla→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2012-03-23
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Recent filings (118 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-02-04
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-10-22
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2013-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-04-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-12-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-07-16
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2012-07-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-04-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2012-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-03-23