CANNON CLOSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04379318 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-22

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-07
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WALLEN, James Wray appointed
director
2022-04-07
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WALLEN, Wendy Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-04
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WALLEN, Wendy Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-01-04
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WHITE, John resigned
director
2020-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-26
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WAUGH, Jane appointed
director
2020-10-26
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CRAVEN OF BIRCHALLS, Kristina, Lady resigned
director
2020-09-15
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TINDLE, Ian appointed
director
2020-09-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-31
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LORD, Mark Andrew resigned
director
2020-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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REED, John Richard resigned
director
2016-03-03
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REED, John Richard appointed
director
2016-03-03
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REED, Robert resigned
director
2016-02-24
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CRAVEN OF BIRCHALLS, Kristina, Lady appointed
director
2016-02-24
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CRAVEN OF BIRCHALLS, Philip, Lord Of Birchalls resigned
director
2016-02-24
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WHITE, John appointed
director
2010-05-28
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HAMILTON, Christopher Edward resigned
director
2010-03-31
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CRAVEN OF BIRCHALLS, Philip, Lord Of Birchalls appointed
director
2005-06-03
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HAMILTON, Christopher Edward appointed
secretary
2005-06-03
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SMITH, Gerard John resigned
secretary
2005-06-03
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REED, Robert appointed
director
2005-06-03
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SMITH, Gerard John resigned
director
2004-08-21
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WALLEN, Andrew Wray appointed
director
2004-08-21
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SMITH, Gerard John appointed
secretary
2004-08-21
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SOLOMON, Richard Miles resigned
secretary
2004-08-21
➖
HALSALL, Graham Wilson resigned
director
2004-08-21
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HAMILTON, Christopher Edward appointed
director
2004-08-21
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LORD, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2004-08-21
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SMITH, Gerard John appointed
director
2002-02-22
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Company incorporated
As CANNON CLOSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2002-02-22
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SOLOMON, Richard Miles appointed
secretary
2002-02-22
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-22
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WALLEN, James Wray (same surname) appointed 2022-04-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Wray Wallen Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Whiteceased 04/01/2021· significant influence
Lady Kristina Craven Of Birchallsceased 26/10/2020· significant influence
Mr Mark Andrew Lordceased 31/07/2020· significant influence

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

Incorporated2002-02-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Cannon Close

Storrs Park

Bowness On Windermere

Cumbria

LA23 2BY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (5 active · 14 resigned)

HAMILTON, Christopher Edward→

secretary · appointed 2005-06-03

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Active

TINDLE, Ian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-15

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Active

WALLEN, Andrew Wray→

director · ~79y · appointed 2004-08-21

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Active

WALLEN, James Wray→

director · ~39y · appointed 2022-04-07

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Active

WAUGH, Jane→

director · ~49y · appointed 2020-10-26

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Active

SMITH, Gerard John→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-21 · resigned 2005-06-03

Resigned

SOLOMON, Richard Miles→

secretary · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2004-08-21

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2002-02-22

Resigned

CRAVEN OF BIRCHALLS, Kristina, Lady→

director · ~34y · appointed 2016-02-24 · resigned 2020-10-26

Resigned

CRAVEN OF BIRCHALLS, Philip, Lord Of Birchalls→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-03-31 · resigned 2016-02-24

Resigned

HALSALL, Graham Wilson→

director · ~74y · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2004-08-21

Resigned

HAMILTON, Christopher Edward→

director · ~76y · appointed 2004-08-21 · resigned 2010-05-28

Resigned

LORD, Mark Andrew→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-08-21 · resigned 2020-07-31

Resigned

REED, John Richard→

director · ~76y · appointed 2016-03-03 · resigned 2016-03-31

Resigned

REED, Robert→

director · ~102y · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2016-03-03

Resigned

SMITH, Gerard John→

director · ~78y · appointed 2004-08-21 · resigned 2005-06-03

Resigned

WALLEN, Wendy Elizabeth→

director · ~79y · appointed 2021-01-04 · resigned 2022-04-07

Resigned

WHITE, John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2016-02-24 · resigned 2021-01-04

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2002-02-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-27

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-04-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-22