CANTO INFORMATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC115124 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,665

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£1.7k
Current assets£2.8k
Cash£2.3k
Debtors£495
Net assets£1.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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  2. 2025-06-02
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  3. 2025-04-02
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  4. 2024-07-17
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  5. 2023-07-05
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  6. 2022-08-17
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  7. 2021-07-14
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  8. 2020-10-16
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  9. 2019-10-11
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  10. 2018-10-26
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  11. 2017-10-20
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  12. 2016-10-05
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  13. 2015-09-08
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  14. 2015-08-02
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  15. 2014-09-19
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  16. 2009-02-27
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2008-02-10
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    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2008-02-10
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 1991-08-13
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    ROXBURGH, Roy resigned
    nominee-director
  20. 1988-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CANTO INFORMATION LIMITED
  21. 1988-12-13
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    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1988-12-13
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    ROXBURGH, Roy appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Braid Weddle
Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1988-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

89 Novar Drive (1/2)
Hyndland
Glasgow
G12 9SS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WEDDLE, Richard Braid→
director · ~79y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IAIN SMITH & COMPANY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-12-13 · resigned 2008-02-10
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-10 · resigned 2009-02-27
Resigned
ROXBURGH, Roy→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1988-12-13 · resigned 1991-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-11