CVLN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC681669 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
6 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CVLN LIMITED
- 2020-11-23➕DOUGHTY, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2020-11-23➕WHITBOURN, Graham John appointeddirector
- 2020-11-23➕WHITBOURN, Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2020-11-23➕WHITBOURN, Nathan appointeddirector
- 2020-11-23➕WHITBOURN, Roger Norman appointeddirector
- 2020-11-23➕WHITBOURN, Vaughan appointeddirector
- 2020-11-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
6 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Roger Norman Whitbourn Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2020 |
Mr Graham John Whitbourn Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2020 |
Mr Christopher John Doughty Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2020 |
Mr Vaughan Whitbourn Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2020 |
Mr Lloyd Whitbourn Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2020 |
Mr Nathan Whitbourn Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOSS LIMITED→ SC555542 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DENMORE KITCHENS LIMITED→ SC233152 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DEVERON DIRECT LIMITED→ SC510203 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DM FORKLIFTS LIMITED→ SC764664 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DUNCAN TAYLOR SCOTCH WHISKY LIMITED→ SC036622 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| DUNECHT WHISKY LTD→ SC654567 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| EMERSON SALES UK LIMITED→ SC202028 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| FERGUSON LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC582777 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FIDELIS SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC375372 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| FIFTEEN93 LIMITED→ SC778197 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
C/O Ocura Healthcare Furniture Burnside House
Damhead Way
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 3GY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
DOUGHTY, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-11-23
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WHITBOURN, Graham John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-11-23
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WHITBOURN, Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-11-23
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WHITBOURN, Nathan→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-11-23
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WHITBOURN, Roger Norman→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-11-23
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WHITBOURN, Vaughan→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-23
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-23