CAPVOND COMPOSITES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC119688 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-23
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 36.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£207.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 36.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £207,752
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£92k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Net Worth
£208k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£314k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £238.8k | £237.0k |
| Current assets | £314.2k | £374.3k |
| Cash | £92.3k | £83.9k |
| Debtors | £221.9k | £290.4k |
| Net assets | £207.8k | £200.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-20➕SANDERSON, Rory Stewart appointeddirector
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-03-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1992-08-20➕SANDERSON, Belinda Jane appointedsecretary
- 1992-08-20➖SANDERSON, Iain James Mcvicar resignedsecretary
- 1990-12-31➖SANDERSON, Henrietta Young resignedsecretary
- 1990-10-01➕SANDERSON, Belinda Jane appointeddirector
- 1990-10-01➕SANDERSON, Henrietta Young appointedsecretary
- 1990-01-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1989-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPVOND COMPOSITES LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SANDERSON, Rory Stewart (same surname) appointed 2024-09-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Iain James Mcvicar Sanderson Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/09/2016 |
Mrs Belinda Jane Sanderson Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290
Registered office
32 Welbeck Road
Darnley Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G53 7SD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
SANDERSON, Belinda Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 1992-08-20
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SANDERSON, Belinda Jane→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1990-10-01
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Active
SANDERSON, Rory Stewart→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2024-09-20
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SANDERSON, Henrietta Young→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-10-01 · resigned 1990-12-31
SANDERSON, Iain James Mcvicar→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-08-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 18/03/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 23/01/1990 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-22