CAITHNESS CAR CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC089777 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-09-24

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.

Why now

Window closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Opportunity score: 63 → 79
· Hygiene score: 30 → 75
· Bankability: 45 → 75
· Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid

Opportunity decay

hardening · 6-months

Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.

· 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Opportunity score: 63 → 79
↑Hygiene score: 30 → 75
↑Bankability: 45 → 75
·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
·Legal friction: low → moderate

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£31.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

50 officers (5 active, 50 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

170 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £31,902

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£32k

↑ 9.5% YoY

Current Assets

£35k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31	2022-10-31
Total assets	£31.9k	£29.1k	£29.8k
Current assets	£35.0k	£30.3k	£30.9k
Net assets	£31.9k	£29.1k	£29.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand

2026-05-08
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officers · AP03
2026-05-07
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accounts · AA
2026-05-04
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MACASKILL, Andrew appointed
secretary
2026-04-30
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officers · AP01
2026-04-30
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officers · TM01
2026-04-30
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officers · TM01
2026-04-30
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officers · TM01
2026-04-30
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officers · TM02
2026-04-29
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COGHILL, George Donald Edward appointed
director
2026-04-20
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DUNCAN, Sandy resigned
secretary
2026-04-10
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DUNCAN, Sandy resigned
director
2026-04-10
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MACKENZIE, John resigned
director
2026-04-10
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MORRISON, Craig resigned
director
2026-01-10
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gazette · DISS40
2025-12-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-29
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accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-02-19
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officers · AP01
2022-02-19
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officers · AP01
2022-01-25
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SUTHERLAND, Michael appointed
director
2022-01-25
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MORRISON, Craig appointed
director
2021-08-18
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accounts · AA
2020-10-22
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accounts · AA
2019-07-30
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accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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MORRISON, Stuart David appointed
director
2018-01-29
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BRAY, Leonard Michael resigned
director
2017-01-30
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DUNCAN, Sandy appointed
director
2017-01-30
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HOSSACK, Walter resigned
director
2017-01-30
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MACKAY, Ian resigned
director
2017-01-30
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MACKENZIE, John appointed
director
2015-02-26
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DUNCAN, Sandy appointed
secretary
2015-02-26
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HOSSACK, Walter resigned
secretary
2013-01-22
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BREMNER, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2013-01-22
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HUMPHRIES, Leonard resigned
director
2013-01-22
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LAMBIE, William Alexander resigned
director
2013-01-21
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HOSSACK, Walter appointed
secretary
2013-01-21
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HOSSACK, Walter appointed
director
2013-01-21
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MACKAY, Ian appointed
director
2010-10-01
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SMITH, Donald Alexander resigned
director
2010-02-08
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COGHILL, George appointed
director
2010-02-08
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BREMNER, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2010-02-08
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LAMBIE, William Alexander resigned
secretary
2010-02-08
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CLYNE, Jennifer resigned
director
2010-02-08
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SMITH, Donald Alexander appointed
director
2010-02-08
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SUTHERLAND, Andrew Mackay resigned
director
2009-01-26
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BREMNER, Graeme resigned
director
2009-01-26
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HUMPHRIES, Leonard appointed
director
2007-01-31
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CLYNE, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2007-01-31
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LAMBIE, William Alexander appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 104 events

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COGHILL, George Donald Edward (same surname) appointed 2026-04-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DUNCAN, Sandy resigned 2026-04-20; DUNCAN, Sandy resigned 2026-04-10; MACKENZIE, John resigned 2026-04-10

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1984-09-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3-4 Market Place

Wick

Caithness

KW1 4LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-08

Last: 2026-01-25