CALEDONIAN MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC084888 · ltd · incorporated 1983-10-04
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 40.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81221Window cleaning services
  • 81299Other cleaning services
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 40.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 4 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 (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
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
115 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees19921100

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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2024-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2023-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  6. 2023-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  7. 2022-11-24
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  8. 2022-08-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2021-12-30
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  10. 2021-01-02
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  11. 2019-12-19
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  12. 2018-09-04
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  13. 2017-12-05
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  14. 2017-01-07
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  15. 2015-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-09-05
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    MCNAB, Craig Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2011-07-06
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    MCINTYRE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  18. 2006-12-23
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    MCINTYRE, Andrew William Thompson appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-12-22
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    DONNELLY, Carol resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-03
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    DONNELLY, Carol appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-26
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    MCMILLAN, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-26
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    MCMILLAN, Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2003-04-07
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    MCLAUGHLIN, James Burke appointed
    director
  24. 1997-04-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 1996-02-23
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    MCINTYRE, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-02-23
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    MCMILLAN, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-02-23
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    MCINTYRE, Andrew resigned
    director
  28. 1993-08-26
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    MCINTYRE, Andrew William Thompson resigned
    director
  29. 1993-01-01
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    MCINTYRE, Andrew William Thompson appointed
    director
  30. 1992-12-01
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Andrew William Thompson appointed
    director
  31. 1986-01-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  32. 1983-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CALEDONIAN MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew William Thompson Mcintyre
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting03/06/2016
Mr James Burke Mclaughlin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/06/2016

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
Incorporated1983-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

68 Bogmoor Place Shieldhall
Glasgow
G51 4SN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

MCINTYRE, Andrew William Thompson→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTYRE, Andrew John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTYRE, Andrew William Thompson→
director · ~68y · appointed 1992-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLAUGHLIN, James Burke→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCNAB, Craig Alexander→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONNELLY, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-03 · resigned 2006-12-22
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Andrew→
secretary · resigned 1996-02-23
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Andrew William Thompson→
director · ~68y · appointed 1993-01-01 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Andrew→
director · ~98y · resigned 1996-02-23
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Andrew→
director · ~77y · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property27/01/198622/04/1997

Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-02