DOUGLAS CAMERON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC215540 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-07
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. 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 (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
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
79 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.

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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    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. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  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. 2023-02-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-14
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    ANDERSON, William David resigned
    director
  19. 2019-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    STEWART, Colin Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2001-06-20
    ➕
    CAMERON, Jane Mary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-06-20
    ➕
    CAMERON, Ian Douglas appointed
    director
  23. 2001-06-20
    ➕
    CAMERON, Jane Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2001-06-20
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-06-20
    ➕
    ANDERSON, William David appointed
    director
  26. 2001-06-20
    ➕
    STEWART, Colin Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2001-06-20
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As DOUGLAS CAMERON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  29. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMERON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 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 25 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

Cameron Group (Perth) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cameron Group (Perth) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DOUGLAS CAMERON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC215540

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
Cameron Group (Perth) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/12/2016

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
Incorporated2001-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Cameron Motors (Perth) Limited
166 Dunkeld Road
Perth
PH1 5AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

CAMERON, Jane Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Ian Douglas→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-06-20
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Active
CAMERON, Jamie Douglas→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Jane Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-06-20
Resigned
ANDERSON, William David→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-06-20 · resigned 2019-02-14
Resigned
STEWART, Colin Alexander→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-06-20 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
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
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14