CANAPES DIRECT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03687875 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£534.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 19.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £534,268
Cash YoY
+45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£352k
↑ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£534k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£830k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £574.1k | £467.1k |
| Current assets | £830.0k | £847.1k |
| Cash | £352.2k | £243.0k |
| Debtors | £444.7k | £573.7k |
| Net assets | £534.3k | £417.2k |
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.
See pricing →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 (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-16📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-11📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-03-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2016-10-06➕BAMBHRA, Tajinder Kaur appointeddirector
- 2016-10-06➖WHITEHEAD, Malcolm Henry resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-06➖EDMOND, Joel Dany resigneddirector
- 2016-10-06➖WHITEHEAD, Malcolm Henry resigneddirector
- 2016-10-06➖WHITEHEAD, Mary Ellen resigneddirector
- 2010-09-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2007-02-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2007-01-15➕WHITEHEAD, Mary Ellen appointeddirector
- 2007-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Zurich Assurance LTD and Sackville Tci Property Nominee (1) Limited and Sackville Nominee (2)Limited
- 1998-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CANAPES DIRECT LIMITED
- 1998-12-23➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-12-23➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-12-23➕WHITEHEAD, Malcolm Henry appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-23➕EDMOND, Joel Dany appointeddirector
- 1998-12-23➕WHITEHEAD, Malcolm Henry appointeddirector
- 1998-12-23➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-12-23➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Tajinder Kaur Bambhra Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CRAVE SIMPLY LTD→ 11515076 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| ENRYS FOODS LTD→ 12958024 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ERNEST JACKSON & CO. LIMITED→ 00144133 · est 1916 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 109y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Silicon Business Centre Unit 12-14
26 Wadsworth Road
Perivale, Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 7JZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
BAMBHRA, Tajinder Kaur→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-23 · resigned 1998-12-23
WHITEHEAD, Malcolm Henry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-23 · resigned 2016-10-06
EDMOND, Joel Dany→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-12-23 · resigned 2016-10-06
WHITEHEAD, Malcolm Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-12-23 · resigned 2016-10-06
WHITEHEAD, Mary Ellen→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2016-10-06
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-23 · resigned 1998-12-23
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/08/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 29/03/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 06/09/2010 | 14/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 19/02/2007 | 14/02/2018 | |
| outstanding | Zurich Assurance and Sackville Tci Property Nominee (1) and Sackville Nominee (2) Zurich Assurance LTD and Sackville Tci Property Nominee (1) Limited and Sackville Nominee (2)Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 10/01/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-28