CTP DAVALL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC045786 · ltd · incorporated 1968-07-03
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 47.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
39 officers (2 active, 39 linked, 33 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
191 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➕TICHIAS, Ian Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➖HUTCHINSON, Eric George resigneddirector
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-21➖BEDFORD, David Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-08-21➕HUTCHINSON, Eric George appointeddirector
- 2023-08-03➖WAKES, Angela resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-20📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12➖WESTGARTH, Lee George resigneddirector
- 2022-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-14➕BEDFORD, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-07➕DOORENBOSCH, Franciscus Lodewijk Paulus appointeddirector
- 2022-11-05➖SANDERS, Nicholas Ian Burgess resigneddirector
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-17➕SANDERS, Nicholas Ian Burgess appointeddirector
- 2020-12-17➖THEWLIS, Matthew John resigneddirector
- 2020-02-12➕THEWLIS, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12➖WAKES, Angela resigneddirector
- 2019-12-31➖MALLEY, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2019-12-31➕WAKES, Angela appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04➖COLE, Richard Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-04➕WAKES, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➕COLE, Richard Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➖OTTAWAY, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➖OTTAWAY, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2019-08-30➕WESTGARTH, Lee George appointeddirector
- 2018-03-31➖BROOKSBANK, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2018-03-31➕MALLEY, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2018-03-31➕OTTAWAY, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2016-08-05🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2015-04-01➕OTTAWAY, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-31➖COOK, Eric resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-31➖COOK, Eric resigneddirector
- 2013-03-27➖WILLIAMSON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2008-03-17🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Trustees of Carclo Group Pension Scheme
Showing most recent 50 of 101 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Carclo Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Carclo Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CTP DAVALL LIMITED
This company · SC045786
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carclo Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CENTROGATE TRADE L.P.→ SL017888 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CEP IV DOLLAR FEEDER GP, L.P.→ SL013334 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CHARLOTTE SQUARE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC340009 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| CHARLOTTETOWN LP→ SL004532 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| CHELTEN PARTNERS LLP→ SO304777 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CHEWO LP→ SL004999 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CHIRON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LP→ SL020022 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CHISHOLM INVESTMENT TRADING (SCOTLAND) PARTNERSHIP SP→ SG000632 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CHISLEY BUSINESS LP→ SL017499 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CHIUSDINO SP→ SL005085 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CHL GR2 LP→ SL034048 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1968-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Units 1-3 Block 1 Inveresk Industrial Estate
Musselburgh
Midlothian
EH21 7PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (2 active · 37 resigned)
DOORENBOSCH, Franciscus Lodewijk Paulus→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TICHIAS, Ian Alan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-04-01
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COLE, Richard Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2019-10-04
COOK, Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2015-03-31
MCGREGOR, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-05-20
MUIR, John Brown→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-05-20 · resigned 2002-03-31
OTTAWAY, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2019-08-30
WAKES, Angela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2023-08-03
ADAM, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1997-03-20 · resigned 1999-07-30
ALLAN, Gary Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2003-06-30
BEDFORD, David Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-14 · resigned 2023-08-21
BRADBURY, Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1995-10-01 · resigned 1997-05-31
BROOKSBANK, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2018-03-31
CHALKLEY, Ronald Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 1999-03-31
COOK, Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2015-03-31
DEAR, Peter Alfred→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 1999-03-31
DUGARD, Frederick Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 1999-03-31
HASLEHURST, Peter Joseph Kinder→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 1997-03-19
HAY, Alexander Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-10-01 · resigned 2003-06-30
HOBBS, Jeffrey Jacques→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1992-05-21 · resigned 1997-03-19
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Trustees of Carclo Group Pension Scheme | Standard security | 1 property | 17/03/2008 | 05/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | Incase B.V. | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/04/1986 | 10/08/1990 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Development Agency | Instrument of charge | 1 property | 20/12/1979 | 12/09/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/05/1979 | 21/04/1997 |
Recent filings (191 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-21
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23