CANUTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01474993 · ltd · incorporated 1980-01-24
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£6£12£17£23£29Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£29
Debtors—£29
Net assets—£29
Average employees0—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-01
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-25
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    NAPIER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    COOK, Melvyn John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    COOK, Melvyn John resigned
    director
  19. 2013-11-15
    ➕
    HOLLINS, Kay appointed
    director
  20. 2010-11-12
    ➖
    ADAMS, Jennifer Eirian resigned
    director
  21. 2008-11-07
    ➖
    SALEEM, Sheikh Saqib resigned
    director
  22. 2006-11-10
    ➕
    ADAMS, Jennifer Eirian appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-10
    ➕
    SALEEM, Sheikh Saqib appointed
    director
  24. 2006-04-06
    ➖
    DAVEY, Linda Susan resigned
    director
  25. 2005-11-18
    ➖
    TOMLINSON, Anthony Hugh Terrence resigned
    director
  26. 2004-12-16
    ➕
    DAVEY, Linda Susan appointed
    director
  27. 1999-06-17
    ➕
    COOK, Melvyn John appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-06-17
    ➖
    THATCHER, Cyril Francis resigned
    secretary
  29. 1999-06-17
    ➖
    THATCHER, Cyril Francis resigned
    director
  30. 1999-04-26
    ➕
    HOLLINS, Gary Adrian appointed
    director
  31. 1998-12-04
    ➖
    BURT, Kenneth Percival resigned
    director
  32. 1998-09-25
    ➖
    STEVENS, Dominic Paul resigned
    director
  33. 1998-09-24
    ➕
    TOMLINSON, Anthony Hugh Terrence appointed
    director
  34. 1997-04-01
    ➕
    COOK, Melvyn John appointed
    director
  35. 1997-03-03
    ➖
    RUDGE, Ian resigned
    director
  36. 1996-01-16
    ➕
    STEVENS, Dominic Paul appointed
    director
  37. 1994-12-30
    ➖
    CANN, Colin Richard resigned
    director
  38. 1994-09-30
    ➕
    RUDGE, Ian appointed
    director
  39. 1994-05-20
    ➖
    BELLOWS, Stephen James resigned
    director
  40. 1993-04-21
    ➕
    THATCHER, Cyril Francis appointed
    secretary
  41. 1993-04-14
    ➕
    BURT, Kenneth Percival appointed
    director
  42. 1993-04-01
    ➕
    CANN, Colin Richard appointed
    director
  43. 1992-12-08
    ➕
    BELLOWS, Stephen James appointed
    director
  44. 1992-10-26
    ➖
    H M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  45. 1992-05-01
    ➖
    OSBORNE, Anthony resigned
    director
  46. 1992-04-01
    ➖
    MAXWELL, Keith Ian resigned
    director
  47. 1980-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CANUTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kay Hollins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Mr Gary Hollins
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Elizabeth House, Unit 13 Fordingbridge Business Park
Ashford Road
Fordingbridge
SP6 1BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

NAPIER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-25
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Active
HOLLINS, Gary Adrian→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLLINS, Kay→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Melvyn John→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-17 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
THATCHER, Cyril Francis→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-21 · resigned 1999-06-17
Resigned
H M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1992-10-26
Resigned
ADAMS, Jennifer Eirian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-10 · resigned 2010-11-12
Resigned
BELLOWS, Stephen James→
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-12-08 · resigned 1994-05-20
Resigned
BURT, Kenneth Percival→
director · ~93y · appointed 1993-04-14 · resigned 1998-12-04
Resigned
CANN, Colin Richard→
director · ~60y · appointed 1993-04-01 · resigned 1994-12-30
Resigned
COOK, Melvyn John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
DAVEY, Linda Susan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-12-16 · resigned 2006-04-06
Resigned
MAXWELL, Keith Ian→
director · ~85y · resigned 1992-04-01
Resigned
OSBORNE, Anthony→
director · ~67y · resigned 1992-05-01
Resigned
RUDGE, Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1997-03-03
Resigned
SALEEM, Sheikh Saqib→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-11-10 · resigned 2008-11-07
Resigned
STEVENS, Dominic Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-01-16 · resigned 1998-09-25
Resigned
THATCHER, Cyril Francis→
director · ~100y · resigned 1999-06-17
Resigned
TOMLINSON, Anthony Hugh Terrence→
director · ~97y · appointed 1998-09-24 · resigned 2005-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (136 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-24