STRATHMORE MOTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC163407 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-11-20
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    CAMERON, Jamie Douglas appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2023-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2002-02-17
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    CAMERON, Jane Mary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-02-17
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    CAMERON, Mary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-02-17
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    CAMERON, Mary resigned
    director
  21. 1996-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As STRATHMORE MOTORS LIMITED
  22. 1996-02-15
    ➕
    CAMERON, Ian Douglas appointed
    director
  23. 1996-02-15
    ➕
    CAMERON, Jane Mary appointed
    director
  24. 1996-02-15
    ➕
    CAMERON, Mary appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-02-15
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-02-15
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-02-15
    ➕
    CAMERON, Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CAMERON, Jamie Douglas (same surname) appointed 2024-11-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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

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

Group structure

Ian H Cameron Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ian H Cameron Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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STRATHMORE MOTORS LIMITED
This company · SC163407

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
Ian H Cameron Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Ian H Cameron Limited Arran Road
North Muirton
Perth
PH1 3DZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CAMERON, Jane Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Ian Douglas→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Jamie Douglas→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Jane Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Mary→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-15 · resigned 2002-02-17
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-15 · resigned 1996-02-15
Resigned
CAMERON, Mary→
director · ~119y · appointed 1996-02-15 · resigned 2002-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14