CANTYBAY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC147176 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-27
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£54.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 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 £54,775

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£55k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£3.2k
Current assets£6.3k
Net assets£54.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2015-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-23
    ➖
    TORRANCE, Margaret Edith resigned
    director
  17. 2007-12-02
    ➖
    TORRANCE, Thomas Forsyth, Very Reverend Professor resigned
    director
  18. 1993-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CANTYBAY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  19. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    TORRANCE, Thomas Spear, Dr appointed
    secretary
  20. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    TORRANCE, Alison Meta Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    TORRANCE, Iain Richard, Sir appointed
    director
  22. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    TORRANCE, Thomas Spear, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1993-10-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    TORRANCE, Margaret Edith appointed
    director
  26. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    TORRANCE, Thomas Forsyth, Very Reverend Professor appointed
    director
  27. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1993-10-27
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Thomas Spear Torrance
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Sir Iain Richard Torrance
Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Dr Alison Meta Elizabeth Torrance
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Bdo Llp
30 Semple Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

TORRANCE, Thomas Spear, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TORRANCE, Alison Meta Elizabeth, Dr→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TORRANCE, Iain Richard, Sir→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TORRANCE, Thomas Spear, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-10-27 · resigned 1993-10-27
Resigned
TORRANCE, Margaret Edith→
director · ~107y · appointed 1993-10-27 · resigned 2014-07-23
Resigned
TORRANCE, Thomas Forsyth, Very Reverend Professor→
director · ~113y · appointed 1993-10-27 · resigned 2007-12-02
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-10-27 · resigned 1993-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-07-23