31 CANAL STREET LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 18.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £159.2k | £152.3k |
| Current assets | £44.9k | £37.3k |
| Cash | — | £300 |
| Debtors | £44.9k | £37.0k |
| Net assets | £159.2k | £152.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-15➖REILLY, Bernard Kevin resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-05-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-07-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 31 CANAL STREET LIMITED
- 2007-03-29➕REILLY, Carole Ann appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-29➕REILLY, Carole Ann appointeddirector
- 2007-03-29➕REILLY, Bernard Kevin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanGroup structure
The Bernard Kevin Reilly Will Trust holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Bernard Kevin Reilly Will Trust Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 15/03/2024 |
Mrs Carole Ann Reilly Individual · British · DOB 03/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Bernard Kevin Reillyceased 15/03/2024· 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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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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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/07/2007 | — |