CANNED EAT LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CANNED EAT LIMITED
- 2019-01-25➕LAMBERT, Guy Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-01-25➕LAMBERT, Kathryn Ruth appointeddirector
- 2019-01-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Guy Anthony Lambert Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/01/2019 |
Mrs Kathryn Ruth Lambert Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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