CAESARS (NO. 826) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC107100 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£600£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.0k£3.0k
Net assets£3.0k£3.0k

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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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-08-15
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    MATHIESON, John Keith appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2019-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-04-24
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    PULIDO, Micaela resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-07
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-09-17
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    ARCHIBALD, Morag appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-17
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Sheila resigned
    director
  21. 2012-10-15
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    MERRY, James Kerr resigned
    director
  22. 2011-12-04
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    MERRY, James Kerr appointed
    director
  23. 2007-02-06
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    ROBERTSON, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-02-06
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Sheila appointed
    director
  25. 2006-12-03
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    MERRY, James Kerr resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-12-03
    ➖
    MERRY, James Kerr resigned
    director
  27. 1993-12-05
    ➖
    DICKSON, Anthea Susan resigned
    secretary
  28. 1993-12-05
    ➕
    MERRY, James Kerr appointed
    secretary
  29. 1993-12-05
    ➖
    DICKSON, Alan William Bain resigned
    director
  30. 1993-12-05
    ➖
    DICKSON, Anthea Susan resigned
    director
  31. 1993-12-05
    ➕
    MERRY, James Kerr appointed
    director
  32. 1993-12-05
    ➕
    PULIDO, Micaela appointed
    director
  33. 1987-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CAESARS (NO. 826) 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Morag Archibald
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated1987-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

2 Linhope Place Linhope Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 8HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

ARCHIBALD, Morag→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATHIESON, John Keith→
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKSON, Anthea Susan→
secretary · resigned 1993-12-05
Resigned
MERRY, James Kerr→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-05 · resigned 2006-12-03
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-06 · resigned 2014-04-07
Resigned
DICKSON, Alan William Bain→
director · ~76y · resigned 1993-12-05
Resigned
DICKSON, Anthea Susan→
director · ~71y · resigned 1993-12-05
Resigned
MERRY, James Kerr→
director · ~87y · appointed 2011-12-04 · resigned 2012-10-15
Resigned
MERRY, James Kerr→
director · ~87y · appointed 1993-12-05 · resigned 2006-12-03
Resigned
PULIDO, Micaela→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-12-05 · resigned 2014-04-24
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Sheila→
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-02-06 · resigned 2013-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30