CANARY WHARF ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03114622 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.4y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (6 active, 31 linked, 22 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
255 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £980,923

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Profit before tax£980.9k
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-31
    TURNER, Jeremy Justin appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-31
    KINGSTON, Katy Jo resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2024-11-01
    MORGAN, Susan Diane appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-09-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2023-10-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2023-10-11
    HILLSDON, Caroline Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  17. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-09-08
    DAFFERN, Andrew Stewart James resigned
    director
  20. 2023-06-30
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  21. 2023-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-06-16
    BENHAM, Ian John appointed
    director
  23. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-12-06
    TURNER, Jeremy Justin appointed
    secretary
  25. 2021-12-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  26. 2021-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2021-07-01
    IACOBESCU, George, Sir resigned
    director
  29. 2021-05-21
    LYONS, Russell James John resigned
    director
  30. 2021-05-06
    WORTHINGTON, Rebecca Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2021-05-06
    DAFFERN, Andrew Stewart James appointed
    director
  32. 2021-05-06
    KINGSTON, Katy Jo appointed
    director
  33. 2020-07-17
    GARWOOD, John Raymond resigned
    secretary
  34. 2020-07-17
    HILLSDON, Caroline Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  35. 2019-12-31
    ANDERSON II, A Peter resigned
    director
  36. 2019-12-03
    KHAN, Shoaib Z appointed
    director
  37. 2012-11-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  38. 2010-06-30
    HOLLAND, Anna Marie resigned
    secretary
  39. 2007-12-14
    HOLLAND, Anna Marie appointed
    secretary
  40. 2005-06-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  41. 2003-01-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  42. 2002-11-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  43. 2002-04-09
    LYONS, Russell James John appointed
    director
  44. 2002-04-08
    ROTHMAN, Gerald resigned
    director
  45. 2002-01-17
    ROTHMAN, Gerald appointed
    director
  46. 2001-12-04
    CARTER, John Gordon Thomas, Sir resigned
    director
  47. 2001-12-04
    JACOMB, Martin Wakefield, Sir resigned
    director
  48. 2001-12-04
    JONAS, Christopher William resigned
    director
  49. 2001-12-04
    PRICE, Michael Francis resigned
    director
  50. 2001-12-04
    REICHMANN, Paul resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Canary Wharf Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Canary Wharf Group Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CANARY WHARF ESTATE LIMITED
This company · 03114622

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Canary Wharf Group Plc
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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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
Incorporated1995-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Level 30
1 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (6 active · 25 resigned)

MORGAN, Susan Diane
secretary · appointed 2024-11-01
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Active
TURNER, Jeremy Justin
secretary · appointed 2021-12-06
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Active
BENHAM, Ian John
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-16
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Active
KHAN, Shoaib Z
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-03
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Active
TURNER, Jeremy Justin
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-12-31
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Active
WORTHINGTON, Rebecca Jane
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-06
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Active
GARWOOD, John Raymond
secretary · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 2020-07-17
Resigned
HILLSDON, Caroline Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2020-07-17 · resigned 2023-10-11
Resigned
HOLLAND, Anna Marie
secretary · appointed 2007-12-14 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
HOSKING, Cherry Lyn
secretary · appointed 1997-12-02 · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned
PRECIOUS, Martin David
secretary · appointed 1997-12-02 · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned
ROTHMAN, Gerald
secretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1999-01-27
Resigned
CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-17 · resigned 1997-12-02
Resigned
ANDERSON II, A Peter
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-12-13 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
CARTER, John Gordon Thomas, Sir
director · ~89y · appointed 1999-03-05 · resigned 2001-12-04
Resigned
CHARLTON, Peter John
nominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1995-10-17 · resigned 1995-12-13
Resigned
DAFFERN, Andrew Stewart James
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2023-09-08
Resigned
IACOBESCU, George, Sir
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
JACOMB, Martin Wakefield, Sir
director · ~97y · appointed 1999-03-05 · resigned 2001-12-04
Resigned
JOHN, Robert Llewellyn
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Security agreement3 properties22/01/200319/11/2012
satisfied
Bankers Trustee Company (The "Trustee" as Defined)
Bankers Trustee Company Limited(The "Trustee" as Defined)
Share charge agreement1 property04/12/199708/06/2005
satisfied
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation PLC
Trust deed1 property27/12/199530/11/2002

Recent filings (255 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-12