CANVAS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC239155 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
33 officers (2 active, 33 linked, 25 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
155 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
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,000
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 311% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 56657% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£727£5k£10k£16k£21kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£13.0k£-6.2k
Current assets£21.0k£37
Cash£0£7
Debtors£21.0k£30
Net assets£13.0k£-6.2k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  5. 2024-10-31
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    DEPRAETERE, Stijn Hendrik Marc resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-16
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    MANCEAU, Sebastien appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-16
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    TREMIOLLES, Philippe De appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-24
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  9. 2024-03-25
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  10. 2024-03-25
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  11. 2024-03-25
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  12. 2024-01-16
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    DEPRAETERE, Stijn Hendrik Marc appointed
    director
  13. 2024-01-16
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    MARSH, Darren Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2023-08-04
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  15. 2023-07-31
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  16. 2023-04-17
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  17. 2023-04-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2023-03-30
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  19. 2023-03-13
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  20. 2023-03-02
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2023-03-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  22. 2023-02-28
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2023-02-28
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  24. 2023-02-28
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  25. 2023-02-23
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    KIBALI, Tarik resigned
    director
  26. 2023-02-23
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    MARSH, Darren Paul appointed
    director
  27. 2022-09-06
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  28. 2022-07-27
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  29. 2019-06-13
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    KIBALI, Tarik appointed
    director
  30. 2019-06-13
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    TIMMERMANS, Philip resigned
    director
  31. 2019-04-15
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    MAHOUIN, Philippe Jean Michel resigned
    director
  32. 2019-02-01
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    TIMMERMANS, Philip appointed
    director
  33. 2018-03-30
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    CLARKE, Peter resigned
    director
  34. 2018-03-30
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    MAHOUIN, Philippe Jean Michel appointed
    director
  35. 2017-08-08
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    GANIVENQ, Olivier resigned
    director
  36. 2017-06-16
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    CLARKE, Peter appointed
    director
  37. 2017-06-16
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    DEBIEZ, Carine resigned
    director
  38. 2017-02-07
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    DEBIEZ, Carine appointed
    director
  39. 2017-02-07
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    DONALD, James Gordon resigned
    director
  40. 2015-12-11
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    ALLAN, Simon Tarn resigned
    director
  41. 2015-10-30
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    DONALD, James Gordon appointed
    director
  42. 2015-10-30
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    GANIVENQ, Olivier appointed
    director
  43. 2014-12-19
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    RCI EUROPE resigned
    corporate-director
  44. 2010-12-17
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    AILLES, Ian Simon resigned
    director
  45. 2010-01-11
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    CARTER, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  46. 2009-11-25
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    MAGUIRE, Simon Shaun resigned
    director
  47. 2009-08-21
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    BANKES, Henry Francis John resigned
    secretary
  48. 2009-03-17
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    BANKES, Henry Francis John appointed
    secretary
  49. 2009-03-17
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    BANKES, Henry Francis John resigned
    secretary
  50. 2009-03-17
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    RCI EUROPE appointed
    corporate-director
Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

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

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Eurocamp Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CANVAS HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC239155

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
Eurocamp Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Olivier Ganivenqceased 07/02/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Claymore House
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8PY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 31 resigned)

MANCEAU, Sebastien→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TREMIOLLES, Philippe De→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKES, Henry Francis John→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-17 · resigned 2009-08-21
Resigned
BANKES, Henry Francis John→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-24 · resigned 2009-03-17
Resigned
NASTA, Marius Ion→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-04-24
Resigned
SHERRING, Philip Martin→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2004-10-08
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-19
Resigned
AILLES, Ian Simon→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2010-12-17
Resigned
ALLAN, Simon Tarn→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2015-12-11
Resigned
CARTER, Paul Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2010-01-11
Resigned
CLARKE, Peter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-06-16 · resigned 2018-03-30
Resigned
DEBIEZ, Carine→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-02-07 · resigned 2017-06-16
Resigned
DEPRAETERE, Stijn Hendrik Marc→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-01-16 · resigned 2024-10-31
Resigned
DEUTSCH, Franz Markus→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-10-26
Resigned
DONALD, James Gordon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2017-02-07
Resigned
ELLES, George Douglas Bertram→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
GANIVENQ, Olivier→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2017-08-08
Resigned
GIAMALVA, Frank Peter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-10-25 · resigned 2007-01-08
Resigned
INWOOD, Ian→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
KIBALI, Tarik→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-06-13 · resigned 2023-02-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge3 properties19/11/200219/10/2004
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property19/11/200219/10/2004

Recent filings (155 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-04-17