CAMERON CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08823042 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-11.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,080

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£11k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£36
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£12k-£10k-£7k-£5k-£2k£104Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-11.1k£-12.5k
Current assets£36£104
Net assets£-11.1k£-12.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-06-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-03-24
    ➕
    HOLMES, Matthew James appointed
    director
  17. 2014-03-24
    ➖
    CLARKE, Mark resigned
    director
  18. 2013-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMERON CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2013-12-20
    ➕
    CLARKE, Mark appointed
    director

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

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 Matthew James Holmes
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

32 Tir Y Bar
Lisvane
Cardiff
CF14 0AN
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HOLMES, Matthew James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-03-24
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Active
CLARKE, Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-12-20 · resigned 2014-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-20