CANTERBREW LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £67.3k | £71.4k |
| Current assets | £84.6k | £93.1k |
| Cash | £29.1k | £40.3k |
| Debtors | £35.6k | £36.8k |
| Net assets | £43.6k | £42.4k |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-25➕WOOD, Bernard Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-11-25➖GUY, Martin Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-11-25➖KENT, Vanessa Ann resigneddirector
- 2025-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CANTERBREW LTD
- 2010-06-14➕GUY, Martin Richard appointeddirector
- 2010-06-14➕KENT, Vanessa Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GUY, Martin Richard resigned 2025-11-25; KENT, Vanessa Ann resigned 2025-11-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bernard Mark Wood Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/11/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Vanessa Ann Kentceased 25/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Martin Richard Guyceased 25/11/2025· 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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7 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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