CANINE GROOM SCHOOL LTD

🌳Matureactive

07589744 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-04

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-06-26
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accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
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accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
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accounts · AA
2020-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-19
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mortgage · MR01
2018-04-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Atom Bank PLC
2017-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-04
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-04-08
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annual-return · AR01
2011-04-04
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Company incorporated
As CANINE GROOM SCHOOL LTD
2011-04-04
➕
MANEY, Poppy appointed
director
2011-04-04
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MANEY, Steven appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Poppy Maney Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Steven Maney Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Howgill Farm

Howgill Lane, Rimington

Clitheroe

BB7 4EF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MANEY, Poppy→

director · ~38y · appointed 2011-04-04

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Active

MANEY, Steven→

director · ~50y · appointed 2011-04-04

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/04/2018	—

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-04

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-12-12