CALEDONIAN PLYWOOD COMPANY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC195444 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 15.9y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £2,015,349

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
Metric2024-05-31
Profit before tax£2.02M
Average employees8100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #6
  3. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-17
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  5. 2024-03-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-03-14
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  7. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-17
    ➕
    LOGAN, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-07-17
    ➖
    MULVEY, Rosarra Marie resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-07-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2023-07-17
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-24
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  17. 2017-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-11-07
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    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2017-07-31
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    MCKELVIE, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-07-28
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    MULVEY, Rosarra Marie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2016-10-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2016-10-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2016-04-28
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2016-03-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  27. 2016-02-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  28. 2016-02-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2014-02-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  30. 2010-06-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  31. 2010-04-23
    ➖
    KILPATRICK, Douglas John resigned
    secretary
  32. 2010-04-23
    ➕
    MCKELVIE, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CALEDONIAN PLYWOOD COMPANY LTD.
  34. 1999-04-20
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Derrick appointed
    director
  35. 1999-04-20
    ➕
    KILPATRICK, Douglas John appointed
    director
  36. 1999-04-20
    ➕
    MCKELVIE, Stuart appointed
    director
  37. 1999-04-20
    ➕
    KILPATRICK, Douglas John appointed
    secretary
  38. 1999-04-20
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1999-04-20
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1999-04-20
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 1999-04-20
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Douglas John Kilpatrick
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Cardowan Park
Tannochside Park, Uddingston
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G71 5PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

LOGAN, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTLETT, Derrick→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KILPATRICK, Douglas John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKELVIE, Stuart→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KILPATRICK, Douglas John→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-20 · resigned 2010-04-23
Resigned
MCKELVIE, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
MULVEY, Rosarra Marie→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-28 · resigned 2023-07-17
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-20 · resigned 1999-04-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-20 · resigned 1999-04-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property14/03/2024—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/04/201626/03/2026
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge—24/03/2016—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/02/2016—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/02/2016—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/02/201404/10/2016
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property09/06/201004/10/2016
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27