CANOLFAN HEN YSGOL BODORGAN CYF

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05902143 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-08-10

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£276.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.3y

30/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

50 officers (10 active, 50 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £276,353

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£276k

Current Assets

£132k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£390.5k
Current assets	£132.3k
Net assets	£276.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand

2026-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-06
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ASHURST, Philip Roy, Doctor resigned
director
2026-02-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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DOBBIE, Patricia Anne resigned
director
2026-01-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-21
➖
DOBBIE, Patricia Ane resigned
secretary
2026-01-16
➕
ASHURST, Philip Roy, Doctor appointed
director
2026-01-15
➕
DOBBIE, Patricia Anne appointed
secretary
2025-12-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-10
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DOBBIE, Patricia Ane appointed
secretary
2025-11-05
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
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ROBERTSHAW, Raymond resigned
director
2025-03-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Welsh Ministers
2025-02-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-12-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-29
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ENTWISTLE, Alan Eric appointed
director
2024-11-27
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BULMER, Mary appointed
director
2024-11-27
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HUMPHREYS, John appointed
director
2024-11-27
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HUMPHREYS, Megan Price appointed
director
2024-11-27
➖
ROBERTSHAW, Janet resigned
secretary
2024-11-27
➖
JENNER, Helen Sarah resigned
director
2024-11-27
➖
ROBERTSHAW, Janet resigned
director
2024-11-27
➖
SPINKS, Duncan William resigned
director
2024-11-27
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SPINKS, Sara Lee resigned
director
2024-03-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-03-01
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ROBERTSHAW, Janet appointed
secretary
2024-02-29
➖
DOBBIE, Patricia Anne resigned
secretary
2023-11-29
➕
HUTCHINSON, David appointed
director
2023-11-29
➕
JONES, Cyril Stanley appointed
director
2023-11-29
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SMITH, Gillian appointed
director
2023-11-29
➖
ARIS, Frederick Capell resigned
director
2023-11-29
➖
GARBUTT, Frederick Peter resigned
director
2023-11-29
➕
ROBERTSHAW, Janet appointed
director
2023-11-29
➕
SPINKS, Duncan William appointed
director
2023-11-29
➕
SPINKS, Sara Lee appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 115 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DOBBIE, Patricia Ane resigned 2026-01-21; ASHURST, Philip Roy, Doctor resigned 2026-07-06; DOBBIE, Patricia Anne resigned 2026-01-30

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-08-10

Jurisdictionwales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Canolfan Hen Ysgol Bodorgan

Bethel

Bodorgan

LL62 5AB

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-24

Last: 2025-08-10