CADENCE BPO LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-12➕DOUGAN, John appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CADENCE BPO LIMITED
- 2021-08-23➕MACLENNAN, Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2021-08-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Dougan Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/11/2021 |
Mr Malcolm Maclennan Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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