D. & T. CAMPBELL (MEIGLE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC047602 · ltd · incorporated 1970-06-08
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 53.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 53.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 53.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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 employees2200

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
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-04-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-04-15
    CAMPBELL, Claire Louise, Dr appointed
    secretary
  4. 2026-04-15
    CAMPBELL, Donald Andrew resigned
    secretary
  5. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2024-04-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2024-04-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  10. 2024-04-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-09-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2022-09-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2019-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2006-11-06
    CAMPBELL, Thomas James resigned
    director
  24. 1993-04-30
    CAMPBELL, Joyce Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 1993-04-10
    CAMPBELL, Donald Andrew appointed
    secretary
  26. 1993-04-09
    CAMPBELL, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  27. 1993-04-09
    CAMPBELL, Daniel resigned
    director
  28. 1978-01-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1973-02-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 1970-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D. & T. CAMPBELL (MEIGLE) 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 "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 89 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 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Andrew Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/09/2016
Ms Joyce Elizabeth Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1937 · age 89
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/09/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jacqueline Anne Pritchardceased 16/09/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Miss Claire Louise Campbellceased 16/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1970-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Forfar Road Garage
Meigle
PH12 8RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Claire Louise, Dr
secretary · appointed 2026-04-15
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Active
CAMPBELL, Donald Andrew
director · ~64y
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Active
CAMPBELL, Joyce Elizabeth
director · ~89y · appointed 1993-04-30
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Active
CAMPBELL, Daniel
secretary · resigned 1993-04-09
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Donald Andrew
secretary · appointed 1993-04-10 · resigned 2026-04-15
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Daniel
director · ~118y · resigned 1993-04-09
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Thomas James
director · ~91y · resigned 2006-11-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/01/197802/04/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property13/02/197302/04/2024

Recent filings (99 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20