CONTROLSVS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07060742 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-29
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£892
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £892
Cash YoY
+126%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£29k
↑ 126% YoY
Net Worth
£892
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£49kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.4k£1.1k
Current assets£48.6k£43.5k
Cash£28.7k£12.7k
Debtors£20.0k£30.8k
Net assets£892£607

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-04-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-20
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    CANE, Michelle appointed
    director
  16. 2018-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-11-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-10-26
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    CONINGTON, Kirsty Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-10-26
    ➖
    CONINGTON, Adrian Paul Hinton resigned
    director
  21. 2018-10-26
    ➖
    CONINGTON, Kirsty Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2014-03-31
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    CANE, Martin William James appointed
    director
  23. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    CONINGTON, Kirsty Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As CONTROLSVS LIMITED
  25. 2009-10-29
    ➕
    CONINGTON, Kirsty Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-10-29
    ➕
    CONINGTON, Adrian Paul Hinton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin William James Cane
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/06/2016
Mrs Michelle Cane
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/11/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Kirsty Coningtonceased 26/10/2018· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Adrian Paul Hinton Coningtonceased 26/10/2018· 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2009-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Oakleaves The Street
Mortimer Common
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 3RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CANE, Martin William James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANE, Michelle→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONINGTON, Kirsty Ann→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-29 · resigned 2018-10-26
Resigned
CONINGTON, Adrian Paul Hinton→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-29 · resigned 2018-10-26
Resigned
CONINGTON, Kirsty Ann→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2018-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-21