CANAAN LANE (DEV) LTD
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 2 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-12➖BLACK, Beverley Janice resigneddirector
- 2025-11-12➖BLACK, Susan resigneddirector
- 2025-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CANAAN LANE (DEV) LTD
- 2022-11-23➕BLACK, Sean appointeddirector
- 2022-11-23➕BLACK, Beverley Janice appointeddirector
- 2022-11-23➕BLACK, Susan appointeddirector
- 2022-11-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BLACK, Beverley Janice resigned 2025-11-12; BLACK, Susan resigned 2025-11-12
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-02-09: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Lindemann Care Home Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lindemann Care Home Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 11/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sean Blackceased 11/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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