THE CAIRNGORM CATALOGUE COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2015-03-13📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-03-13🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-11-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-11-07📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-07-10📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2014-07-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2014-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-07-01➕BURNETT & REID LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-07-01➖PETERKINS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-10-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-14📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-17📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-08-23📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2011-08-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2010-09-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-08📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2010-08-13📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-05📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-09-25📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2009-05-13📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-05-13📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-05-13📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-04-06➕MCHARDY, Julian Nigel William appointeddirector
- 2009-04-06➕PETERKINS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-04-06➖THORNTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-01-15📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2008-09-10📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2004-12-01➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-30➖MESSRS THORNTONS WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-08➕BEAMISH, Victor Noel appointeddirector
- 2002-02-08➖HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resignednominee-director
- 2000-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs THE CAIRNGORM CATALOGUE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2000-09-04➕MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-04➕HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-03-13
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