CAPUS (EXPORTS) LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 |
| Debtors | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-26➖SEDGLEY, David Gordon resigneddirector
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-30➖ARTHUR, Helen resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-30➖ARTHUR, Helen resigneddirector
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-31➖GRAVENER, Donald resigneddirector
- 2006-09-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-04-28➕SEDGLEY, Keith Neil appointeddirector
- 2006-04-28➕ARTHUR, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-28➖DERRY, Richard Francis resignedsecretary
- 2006-04-28➕ARTHUR, Helen appointeddirector
- 2006-04-28➖DERRY, Richard Francis resigneddirector
- 2006-04-28➕SEDGLEY, David Gordon appointeddirector
- 1996-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1983-12-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPUS (EXPORTS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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
cleanGroup structure
Roadlink International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Roadlink International Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/09/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/12/1983 | 28/02/1996 |