CANDLE & CO. COLLECTIVE LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-07➖WRIGHT, Molly-Beth resigneddirector
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CANDLE & CO. COLLECTIVE LTD
- 2023-03-01➕MYERS, Lucy Marie appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01➕WRIGHT, Molly-Beth appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lucy Marie Myers Individual · British · DOB 04/1995 · age 31 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Molly-Beth Wrightceased 07/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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