JOHN CAMERON. (GRAZIER) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC033835 · ltd · incorporated 1959-04-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 46.0y 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
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 46.0y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.0 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 (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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-28
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-16
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    CAMERON, Ian resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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  11. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-07-14
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    CAMERON, Iain John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-07-14
    ➖
    CAMERON, Iain John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-07-14
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    CAMERON, Amber Celeste appointed
    director
  20. 2008-07-14
    ➖
    CAMERON, Amber Celeste resigned
    director
  21. 2008-07-14
    ➕
    CAMERON, Calvin Ross appointed
    director
  22. 2008-07-14
    ➖
    CAMERON, Calvin Ross resigned
    director
  23. 2008-07-14
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    CAMERON, Catriona Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2008-07-14
    ➖
    CAMERON, Catriona Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 2008-07-14
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    CAMERON, Euphemia Strang Graham appointed
    director
  26. 2008-07-14
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    CAMERON, Euphemia Strang Graham resigned
    director
  27. 1991-12-16
    ➕
    CAMERON, Stewart Dewar appointed
    director
  28. 1991-11-25
    ➖
    CAMERON, John resigned
    secretary
  29. 1991-11-25
    ➖
    CAMERON, John resigned
    director
  30. 1989-08-24
    ➕
    CAMERON, Allan appointed
    secretary
  31. 1989-08-24
    ➕
    CAMERON, Allan appointed
    director
  32. 1980-04-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 1959-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN CAMERON. (GRAZIER) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 37 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 37 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Allan Cameronceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated1959-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

The Bows Farm
Dunblane
FK15 9NF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

CAMERON, Allan→
secretary · appointed 1989-08-24
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Active
CAMERON, Allan→
director · ~74y · appointed 1989-08-24
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Active
CAMERON, Stewart Dewar→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-12-16
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Active
CAMERON, Iain John→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2008-07-14
Resigned
CAMERON, John→
secretary · resigned 1991-11-25
Resigned
CAMERON, Amber Celeste→
director · ~38y · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2008-07-14
Resigned
CAMERON, Calvin Ross→
director · ~40y · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2008-07-14
Resigned
CAMERON, Catriona Margaret→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2008-07-14
Resigned
CAMERON, Euphemia Strang Graham→
director · ~102y · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2008-07-14
Resigned
CAMERON, Ian→
director · ~76y · resigned 2026-01-16
Resigned
CAMERON, John→
director · ~123y · resigned 1991-11-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property16/04/1980—
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Recent filings (123 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31