ALASDAIR CAMERON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04797283 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 22.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 36 | 4200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-02-11📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-02-11⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-02-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2017-08-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-04-01➕CAMERON, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2015-02-28➖DIGGLE, Robert Dominic Charles resignedsecretary
- 2015-02-28➖DIGGLE, Robert Dominic Charles resigneddirector
- 2007-09-01➕DIGGLE, Robert Dominic Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-09-22➕DIGGLE, Robert Dominic Charles appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-22➖WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-05-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2003-07-06➕CAMERON, Alasdair Francis Eric appointeddirector
- 2003-07-06➖WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2003-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALASDAIR CAMERON LIMITED
- 2003-06-12➕WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-12➕WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMERON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-02-11: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Victoria Cameron Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2024 |
Mr Alasdair Francis Eric Cameron Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Halifax House Culmbridge Road
Hemyock
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 3QW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
CAMERON, Alasdair Francis Eric→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMERON, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIGGLE, Robert Dominic Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2015-02-28
WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2006-09-22
DIGGLE, Robert Dominic Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-09-01 · resigned 2015-02-28
WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2003-07-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/08/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/05/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (78 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-02-11
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-02-11
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-02-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31