CARYMAR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC118871 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 36.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£469.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £469,531
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,444 YoY
Cash YoY
+95%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£119k
↑ 95% YoY
Net Worth
£470k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£667k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£133k£267k£400k£533k£667kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£629.4k£594.4k
Current assets£666.7k£656.8k
Cash£119.4k£61.3k
Debtors£529.3k£544.6k
Net assets£469.5k£515.0k

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

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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
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-07-30
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  3. 2023-08-08
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  4. 2023-08-08
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  5. 2023-08-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2023-07-20
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  7. 2022-12-22
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    MUNROE, John Thomas resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-22
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  9. 2022-10-24
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  10. 2022-10-24
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  11. 2022-10-12
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    BARR, Duncan appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-20
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  13. 2022-04-01
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  14. 2022-04-01
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  15. 2022-03-30
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    WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas resigned
    secretary
  16. 2022-03-30
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    WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas resigned
    director
  17. 2021-07-30
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  18. 2020-07-29
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  19. 2019-07-24
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  20. 2018-06-12
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  21. 2017-07-26
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  22. 2007-10-01
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    MURRAY, Russell Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2006-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2006-07-21
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    MURDOCH, James Boyd resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-07-21
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    WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-07-21
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    MUNROE, John Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2006-07-10
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    DELANY, Catherine Mary resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-07-10
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    MURDOCH, James Boyd appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-07-10
    ➖
    DELANY, Terence Edward resigned
    director
  30. 2006-07-10
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas appointed
    director
  31. 2006-07-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  32. 1989-09-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 1989-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CARYMAR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

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

Group structure

Kilbarchan Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kilbarchan Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CARYMAR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC118871

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kilbarchan Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/07/2016

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
Incorporated1989-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

79/81 Back Sneddon Street
Paisley
PA3 2BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BARR, Duncan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Russell Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DELANY, Catherine Mary→
secretary · resigned 2006-07-10
Resigned
MURDOCH, James Boyd→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-10 · resigned 2006-07-21
Resigned
WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2022-03-30
Resigned
DELANY, Terence Edward→
director · ~85y · resigned 2006-07-10
Resigned
MUNROE, John Thomas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2022-12-22
Resigned
WRIGHT, Graeme Douglas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-07-10 · resigned 2022-03-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property10/07/200608/08/2023
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property14/09/198925/10/2006

Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-01