CANNA TRADING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC697595 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,883
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,963 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£26k£35k£44kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£8.9k£21.8k
Current assets£32.1k£43.9k
Cash£27.4k£38.2k
Debtors£65£65
Net assets£8.9k£21.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-10-16
    BASER, Jane Margaret appointed
    director
  8. 2023-10-16
    COLQUHOUN, Aileen appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-16
    CARNIE, Indigo resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-03
    HUTTON, Fiona resigned
    director
  11. 2023-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-12-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-12-06
    CARNIE, Indigo appointed
    director
  17. 2021-12-06
    HUTTON, Fiona appointed
    director
  18. 2021-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CANNA TRADING LTD
  19. 2021-05-04
    MACKINNON, Isebail appointed
    director
  20. 2021-05-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Isle Of Canna Community Development Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Isle Of Canna Community Development Trust
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CANNA TRADING LTD
This company · SC697595

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Isle Of Canna Community Development Trust
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Canna Community Shop
The Binder Shed
Isle Of Canna
Small Isles
PH44 4RS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BASER, Jane Margaret
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-10-16
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Active
COLQUHOUN, Aileen
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-10-16
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Active
MACKINNON, Isebail
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-04
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Active
CARNIE, Indigo
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2023-10-16
Resigned
HUTTON, Fiona
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2023-02-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-17