CABOSS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC204296 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-14
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    TAIT, Alistair James appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-04-13
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    MUNEEB, Muhammad resigned
    director
  12. 2022-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-15
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    HARRIS, Ross Aitken appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-04-04
    ➖
    CLARK, Elspeth Marion resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-04-04
    ➖
    CLARK, Elspeth Marion resigned
    director
  22. 2017-04-01
    ➖
    CLARK, John Grant resigned
    director
  23. 2016-11-15
    ➕
    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
    director
  24. 2016-11-15
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    director
  25. 2016-11-15
    ➕
    MUNEEB, Muhammad appointed
    director
  26. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    CLARK, Elspeth Marion appointed
    director
  27. 2000-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CABOSS LIMITED
  28. 2000-02-25
    ➕
    CLARK, Elspeth Marion appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-02-25
    ➕
    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-02-25
    ➖
    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-02-25
    ➕
    CLARK, John Grant appointed
    director
  32. 2000-02-25
    ➕
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2000-02-25
    ➖
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/11/2016

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
Incorporated2000-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

136 Boden Street
Glasgow
G40 3PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Ross Aitken→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAIT, Alistair James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Elspeth Marion→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-25 · resigned 2017-04-04
Resigned
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-25 · resigned 2000-02-25
Resigned
CLARK, Elspeth Marion→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-03-12 · resigned 2017-04-04
Resigned
CLARK, John Grant→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-02-25 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
MUNEEB, Muhammad→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-11-15 · resigned 2022-04-13
Resigned
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-25 · resigned 2000-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28