CAESARS (NO.728) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC111689 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-17

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
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HUGHES, Caroline Helen appointed
director
2022-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-27
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KERR, Margaret resigned
director
2022-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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HUGHES, Caroline Helen appointed
secretary
2021-04-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-09-29
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FERGUSON, Craig Mitchell resigned
secretary
2020-09-29
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FERGUSON, Craig Mitchell resigned
director
2020-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-11-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2008-02-06
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KERR, Margaret appointed
director
2008-02-05
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PULIDO, Micaela resigned
director
2005-11-24
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KERR, Margaret resigned
secretary
2005-11-24
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KERR, Margaret resigned
director
2005-11-23
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FERGUSON, Craig Mitchell appointed
secretary
2005-11-23
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FERGUSON, Craig Mitchell appointed
director
2001-03-22
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BURGESS, Michael resigned
secretary
2001-03-22
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KERR, Margaret appointed
secretary
2001-03-22
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BURGESS, Michael resigned
director
2001-03-22
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KERR, Margaret appointed
director
1998-08-04
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CAMPBELL, George resigned
secretary
1998-08-04
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CAMPBELL, George resigned
director
1998-08-03
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BURGESS, Michael appointed
secretary
1998-08-03
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BURGESS, Michael appointed
director
1993-12-05
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CAMPBELL, George appointed
secretary
1993-12-05
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CAMPBELL, George appointed
director
1993-12-05
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DICKSON, Alan William Bain resigned
director
1993-12-05
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PULIDO, Micaela appointed
director
1993-11-05
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DICKSON, Anthea Susan resigned
secretary
1993-11-05
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DICKSON, Anthea Susan resigned
director
1992-08-24
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GIBSON, Agnes Christina Dunlop resigned
director
1992-07-24
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GIBSON, Agnes Christina Dunlop appointed
director
1990-07-14
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1990-07-14
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VINDEX LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1990-07-14
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VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1988-06-17
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Company incorporated
As CAESARS (NO.728) LIMITED
1988-06-17
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1988-06-17
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VINDEX LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1988-06-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

28 Mosspath

Baillieston

Glasgow

G69 7DA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-11

Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)

HUGHES, Caroline Helen→

secretary · appointed 2021-04-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUGHES, Caroline Helen→

director · ~65y · appointed 2022-09-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURGESS, Michael→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-03 · resigned 2001-03-22

Resigned

CAMPBELL, George→

secretary · appointed 1993-12-05 · resigned 1998-08-04

Resigned

DICKSON, Anthea Susan→

secretary · resigned 1993-11-05

Resigned

FERGUSON, Craig Mitchell→

secretary · appointed 2005-11-23 · resigned 2020-09-29

Resigned

KERR, Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2005-11-24

Resigned

MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-06-17 · resigned 1990-07-14

Resigned

BURGESS, Michael→

director · ~86y · appointed 1998-08-03 · resigned 2001-03-22

Resigned

CAMPBELL, George→

director · ~94y · appointed 1993-12-05 · resigned 1998-08-04

Resigned

DICKSON, Alan William Bain→

director · ~76y · resigned 1993-12-05

Resigned

DICKSON, Anthea Susan→

director · ~71y · resigned 1993-11-05

Resigned

FERGUSON, Craig Mitchell→

director · ~80y · appointed 2005-11-23 · resigned 2020-09-29

Resigned

GIBSON, Agnes Christina Dunlop→

director · ~82y · appointed 1992-07-24 · resigned 1992-08-24

Resigned

KERR, Margaret→

director · ~87y · appointed 2008-02-06 · resigned 2022-02-27

Resigned

KERR, Margaret→

director · ~87y · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2005-11-24

Resigned

PULIDO, Micaela→

director · ~63y · appointed 1993-12-05 · resigned 2008-02-05

Resigned

VINDEX LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1988-06-17 · resigned 1990-07-14

Resigned

VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1988-06-17 · resigned 1990-07-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-07-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-07-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-02-28

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-02-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-06-04