CAN CAN HOOPS TWO LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16130519 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-53.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £53,051

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£138k
Net Worth
-£53k
Current Assets
£923k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-31
Total assets£-53.1k
Current assets£923.0k
Cash£138.2k
Debtors£784.8k
Net assets£-53.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-10-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-08-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-08-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-08-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Co,. Limited
  8. 2025-07-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-07-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited
  10. 2025-04-02
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  11. 2024-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CAN CAN HOOPS TWO LIMITED
  12. 2024-12-11
    PAPWORTH, Rebecca Jane appointed
    director
  13. 2024-12-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cancan Productions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cancan Productions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CAN CAN HOOPS TWO LIMITED
This company · 16130519

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cancan Productions Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Rebecca Jane Papworthceased 28/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Newfield Linden Road
Mytholmroyd
Hebden Bridge
HX7 5AN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PAPWORTH, Rebecca Jane
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-12-11
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Arbuthnot Latham & Co,.
Arbuthnot Latham & Co,. Limited
A registered charge1 property05/08/2025
outstanding
Arbuthnot Latham & Co.,
Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited
A registered charge07/07/2025
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-09
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-11