CANOFIELD VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI056705 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
  • 70100Activities of head offices
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,998

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£701
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£600£1k£2k£2k£3kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£3.0k£2.7k
Current assets£701£953
Net assets£3.0k£2.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-04-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-07
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    address · AD01
  9. 2023-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-16
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    ALLARD, Tyrone James appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-10-16
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    ALLARD, Imelda resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  18. 2020-10-16
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  19. 2020-10-16
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    officers · TM02
  20. 2020-10-16
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-04-22
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    O'REILLY, Adrian James appointed
    director
  22. 2020-04-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2018-03-06
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    GRIFFITHS, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2018-03-06
    ➖
    LEWIS, Robert Iestyn resigned
    director
  25. 2016-06-17
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    GRIFFITHS, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2016-06-17
    ➕
    LEWIS, Robert Iestyn appointed
    director
  27. 2005-10-06
    ➕
    ALLARD, Tyrone James appointed
    director
  28. 2005-10-06
    ➕
    ALLARD, Imelda appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-10-06
    ➖
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2005-10-06
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2005-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CANOFIELD VENTURES LIMITED
  32. 2005-10-04
    ➕
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2005-10-04
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tyrone James Allard
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/10/2020
Mr Adrian James O'Reilly
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/04/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Iesis Limitedceased 06/03/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Melrone Developments Limitedceased 16/10/2020· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2005-10-04
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Waterfoot A15 106 Main Street
Newcastle
Down
BT33 0WF
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ALLARD, Tyrone James→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-16
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Active
ALLARD, Tyrone James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-10-06
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Active
O'REILLY, Adrian James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-04-22
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Active
ALLARD, Imelda→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-06 · resigned 2020-10-16
Resigned
C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-10-04 · resigned 2005-10-06
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2018-03-06
Resigned
LEWIS, Robert Iestyn→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2018-03-06
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-10-04 · resigned 2005-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07