CANMORE ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06575045 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-01➕OGDEN, Ellen appointeddirector
- 2015-04-27➖BIRD, Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CANMORE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2008-04-24➕BIRD, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2008-04-24➕BIRD, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-24➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-04-24➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Bird Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2017 |
Miss Ellen Ogden Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
6 Brunswick Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1PN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BIRD, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2008-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OGDEN, Ellen→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-04-01
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BIRD, Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2015-04-27
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2008-04-24
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Recent filings (53 total)
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
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2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-01-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-01-24
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2022-05-05
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2022-05-04
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2022-05-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
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