CANNON PILING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04412631 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-09
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-05➕CHRISTENSEN, Lars Goettrup appointeddirector
- 2022-04-05➕HAGUE, Kevin Barry appointeddirector
- 2022-04-05➕HANDLEY, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-04-05➖FORD, Christopher John resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-05➖FORD, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2022-04-05➖NEWTON, Jeffrey Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-28➕FORD, Christopher John appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-28➖SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-28➕FORD, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2002-08-28➕NEWTON, Jeffrey Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2002-08-28➖WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CANNON PILING LIMITED
- 2002-04-09➕SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-09➕WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aarsleff Ground Engineering Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aarsleff Ground Engineering Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CANNON PILING LIMITED
This company · 04412631
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 |
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Aarsleff Ground Engineering Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/04/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jeffrey Lawrence Newtonceased 05/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Christopher John Fordceased 05/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BRITISH FIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATION(THE)→ 00121413 · est 1912 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 114y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Hawton Lane
Balderton
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 3BU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
CHRISTENSEN, Lars Goettrup→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAGUE, Kevin Barry→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANDLEY, Peter Anthony→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORD, Christopher John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2022-04-05
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2002-08-28
FORD, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2022-04-05
NEWTON, Jeffrey Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2022-04-05
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2002-08-28
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-22