CAMBUSLANG PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC088825 · ltd · incorporated 1984-07-10
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
113 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-08-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2024-11-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2024-11-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2024-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2024-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-02-09
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    HORNE, Sheila Meikle resigned
    secretary
  21. 2024-02-09
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    HORNE, Sheila Meikle resigned
    director
  22. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2023-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2020-08-03
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    HORNE, Andrew Goodwin resigned
    director
  26. 2012-10-08
    ➕
    FAWCETT, Shirley appointed
    director
  27. 2012-10-08
    ➕
    HORNE, James appointed
    director
  28. 1984-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAMBUSLANG PROPERTIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Horne
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2024
Shirley Fawcett
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Sheila Meikle Horneceased 30/04/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Andrew Goodwin Horneceased 03/08/2020· 75-100% 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
Incorporated1984-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Titanium 1 King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FAWCETT, Shirley→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNE, James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNE, Sheila Meikle→
secretary · resigned 2024-02-09
Resigned
HORNE, Andrew Goodwin→
director · ~91y · resigned 2020-08-03
Resigned
HORNE, Sheila Meikle→
director · ~89y · resigned 2024-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21