CANAVAN TRAVEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC491429 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-17
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 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£123.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49319
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £123,911
Cash YoY
+304%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£101k
↑ 304% YoY
Net Worth
£124k
↑ 121% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £367.1k | £260.9k |
| Current assets | £132.5k | £94.2k |
| Cash | £100.9k | £25.0k |
| Debtors | £31.6k | £69.2k |
| Net assets | £123.9k | £56.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-18➕CANAVAN, Robina appointeddirector
- 2020-04-15➖CANAVAN, James resigneddirector
- 2019-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10➖CANAVAN, Martin James resigneddirector
- 2016-05-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-04-30➕CANAVAN, James appointeddirector
- 2016-04-30➕CANAVAN, Martin James appointeddirector
- 2014-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CANAVAN TRAVEL LIMITED
- 2014-11-17➕CANAVAN, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CANAVAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Robina Canavan Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 15/04/2020 |
Mr James Canavan Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/06/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Canavanceased 15/04/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Martin James Canavanceased 10/10/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319
Registered office
Pavilion 2 Finnieston Business Park
Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CANAVAN, James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CANAVAN, Robina→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CANAVAN, James→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-11-17 · resigned 2020-04-15
CANAVAN, Martin James→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-04-30 · resigned 2018-10-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/05/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-09