CANMOVE LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC426213 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-09-06
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2016-09-06
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-02-20
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2016-01-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2016-01-14
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2015-07-13
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2015-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2014-06-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2014-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2013-12-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  11. 2013-12-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  12. 2013-12-12
    FRIED, Martin appointed
    director
  13. 2013-12-12
    KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward resigned
    director
  14. 2013-06-17
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CANMOVE LTD
  16. 2012-06-14
    KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2012-06-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-09-06

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

441 Union Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB11 6DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2014-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

FRIED, Martin
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-12-12
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Active
KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-06-14 · resigned 2013-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-09-06
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2016-02-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-01-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-01-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-04-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-12-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-06-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-06-14