CASTLE PLANT (DEESIDE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC099900 · ltd · incorporated 1986-07-04
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 35.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-25.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 35.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,276
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 122% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net assets | £-25.3k | £-11.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-04-05➕CAMERON, Claire Hazel appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-01➖CAMERON, Ian Stuart Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-03-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1997-01-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-09-01➕CAMERON, Ian Stuart Douglas appointedsecretary
- 1995-08-31➖PATERSON, Michael resignedsecretary
- 1995-03-01➕PATERSON, Michael appointedsecretary
- 1995-02-28➖HAUXWELL, Fiona resignedsecretary
- 1990-09-29➖CAMERON, Margaret Anne resignedsecretary
- 1990-09-29➕HAUXWELL, Fiona appointedsecretary
- 1990-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1990-07-03➕CAMERON, James Ian appointeddirector
- 1990-01-14➖LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-01-14➖DURANO LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1986-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CASTLE PLANT (DEESIDE) LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 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 36 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Ian Cameron Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2025 |
Miss Claire Hazel Cameron Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Stuart Douglas Cameronceased 08/07/2025· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation
Registered office
19 Mortlich Gardens
Aboyne
AB34 5HW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
CAMERON, Claire Hazel→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-04-05
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Active
CAMERON, James Ian→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1990-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMERON, Ian Stuart Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 2024-01-01
CAMERON, Margaret Anne→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-09-29
HAUXWELL, Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-09-29 · resigned 1995-02-28
PATERSON, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 1995-08-31
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 1990-01-14
DURANO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · resigned 1990-01-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 23/01/1997 | 16/03/1999 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/09/1990 | — |
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Recent filings (121 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-03