CANOE ADVENTURES LTD

🌳Matureactive
03786304 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,881
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,456 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£3.9k£19.3k
Current assets£4.5k£32.4k
Cash£3.8k£31.8k
Debtors£774£642
Net assets£3.9k£19.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-03
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    CLIFFORD, Hugh resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-12
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-06-10
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    BURTON, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-15
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    WILLIAMS, Felicity resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-03-15
    ➖
    SHEARDOWN, Philip Raymond Salisbury resigned
    director
  20. 2016-03-11
    ➕
    GILLMORE, Hallam George Horatio appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-11
    ➕
    CLIFFORD, Hugh appointed
    director
  22. 1999-06-12
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Felicity appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-06-12
    ➕
    SHEARDOWN, Philip Raymond Salisbury appointed
    director
  24. 1999-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CANOE ADVENTURES LTD
  25. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
Mr Richard Mark Burton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/04/2024
Mr Hallam George Horatio Gillmore
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Brooklands
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BURTON, Richard Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLMORE, Hallam George Horatio→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Felicity→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-12 · resigned 2016-03-15
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned
CLIFFORD, Hugh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-11 · resigned 2024-04-03
Resigned
SHEARDOWN, Philip Raymond Salisbury→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-06-12 · resigned 2016-03-15
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12