CAMERON INTERIORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC069523 · ltd · incorporated 1979-10-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£227.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 45.6y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £227,782
Net assets shrinking
Down £62,648 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£121k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£228k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£662k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£148k£296k£443k£591k£739kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Total assets£317.8k£298.3k
Current assets£661.9k£739.2k
Cash£120.8k£185.8k
Debtors£394.1k£398.4k
Net assets£227.8k£290.4k

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
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
    ROBESON, Ian resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-30
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  3. 2025-12-04
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  4. 2025-11-26
    DELANEY, Louise Katherine appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-13
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  6. 2024-09-28
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  7. 2023-09-19
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  8. 2022-12-31
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  9. 2022-05-25
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  10. 2022-05-24
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  11. 2022-05-23
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  12. 2021-12-23
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  13. 2020-12-15
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  15. 2019-10-18
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  16. 2019-09-27
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  17. 2018-09-29
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  18. 2017-09-30
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  19. 2015-09-01
    ROBESON, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-01
    ROBESON, Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-28
    ROBESON, Ian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-06-28
    MOONEY, Gerald resigned
    director
  23. 2011-09-30
    COWAN, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-09-30
    COWAN, Elaine resigned
    director
  25. 2009-02-02
    MOONEY, Gerald appointed
    director
  26. 1997-08-31
    CAMERON, Leonard resigned
    director
  27. 1997-03-04
    ROBESON, Kirsten Karolina appointed
    director
  28. 1993-09-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1993-05-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1992-10-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 1992-08-28
    COWAN, Elaine appointed
    director
  32. 1992-08-21
    ANGUS, Ian William resigned
    secretary
  33. 1992-08-21
    COWAN, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-08-21
    COLVIN, Alexander Lawrence resigned
    director
  35. 1992-08-21
    MACLEAN, Alastair Finlayson resigned
    director
  36. 1989-11-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 1989-04-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Tsb Bank Scotland PLC
  38. 1980-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  39. 1979-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMERON INTERIORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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
Mrs Kirsten Karolina Robeson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
sig. influencesignificant influence29/08/2016
Mr Ian Glen Robeson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
sig. influencesignificant influence29/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

458-462 Crow Road
Glasgow
G11 7DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

ROBESON, Ian
secretary · appointed 2013-06-28
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DELANEY, Louise Katherine
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-11-26
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Active
ROBESON, Ian
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
ROBESON, Kirsten Karolina
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-03-04
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Active
ANGUS, Ian William
secretary · resigned 1992-08-21
Resigned
COWAN, Elaine
secretary · appointed 1992-08-21 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
CAMERON, Leonard
director · ~96y · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned
COLVIN, Alexander Lawrence
director · ~94y · resigned 1992-08-21
Resigned
COWAN, Elaine
director · ~63y · appointed 1992-08-28 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
MACLEAN, Alastair Finlayson
director · ~103y · resigned 1992-08-21
Resigned
MOONEY, Gerald
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-02-02 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
ROBESON, Ian
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2026-01-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property13/09/1993
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property24/05/1993
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/04/198909/10/1992
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/10/198024/11/1989
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Recent filings (121 total)

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2025-12-04
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