IAN H. CAMERON LIMITED
- 70100Activities of head offices
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £626.8k |
| Average employees | 44 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-20➕CAMERON, Jamie Douglas appointeddirector
- 2024-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14➖ANDERSON, William David resigneddirector
- 2019-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-01-29➕MELLOR, Kirsten appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-29➖CAMERON, Jane Mary resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-01➕LEISHMAN, Norman James appointeddirector
- 2006-04-30➖STEWART, Colin Alexander resigneddirector
- 2002-02-17➕CAMERON, Jane Mary appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-17➖CAMERON, Mary resignedsecretary
- 2002-02-17➖CAMERON, Mary resigneddirector
- 1991-12-06➕ANDERSON, William David appointeddirector
- 1960-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs IAN H. CAMERON LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CAMERON, Jamie Douglas (same surname) appointed 2024-11-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Cameron Group (Perth) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Group (Perth) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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