CAIRNCROSS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC221294 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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: high (82/100)

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
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
85 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3
Current Assets
£3
Current Liabilities
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£0£1£1£2£2£3Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£3—
Current assets£3—
Debtors£3—
Net assets£3—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-06-19
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    GALLAGHER, Lisa appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-07
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    GALLAGHER, Nicola Sarah appointed
    director
  7. 2023-08-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-07-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-07-15
    ➖
    CLAYTON, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-07-15
    ➖
    CLAYTON, Heather resigned
    director
  18. 2018-07-15
    ➖
    CLAYTON, Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 2018-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2018-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2018-03-31
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    GALLAGHER, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2018-03-31
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-10
    ➖
    STEWART, William Fraser resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-11-10
    ➖
    STEWART, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  27. 2006-11-10
    ➖
    STEWART, William Fraser resigned
    director
  28. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Heather appointed
    director
  30. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2003-04-09
    ➖
    MCDERMOTT, Amanda resigned
    director
  32. 2002-01-25
    ➖
    MCLUCKIE, James Ernest resigned
    secretary
  33. 2002-01-25
    ➕
    STEWART, William Fraser appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-01-25
    ➕
    MCDERMOTT, Amanda appointed
    director
  35. 2002-01-25
    ➖
    MCLUCKIE, James Ernest resigned
    director
  36. 2002-01-25
    ➖
    MCLUCKIE, James Ernest resigned
    director
  37. 2002-01-25
    ➖
    MCLUCKIE, Joyce Ann resigned
    director
  38. 2002-01-25
    ➕
    STEWART, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  39. 2002-01-25
    ➕
    STEWART, William Fraser appointed
    director
  40. 2001-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CAIRNCROSS LIMITED
  41. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    MCLUCKIE, James Ernest appointed
    secretary
  42. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2001-07-17
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    MCLUCKIE, James Ernest appointed
    director
  45. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    MCLUCKIE, James Ernest appointed
    director
  46. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    MCLUCKIE, Joyce Ann appointed
    director
  47. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 2001-07-17
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. 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

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GALLAGHER, Nicola Sarah (same surname) appointed 2023-08-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Patricia Anne Smith Gallagher
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen Claytonceased 31/03/2018· 50-75% shares · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mrs Heather Claytonceased 31/03/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

83 Moredun Park Road
Edinburgh
EH17 7HJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

GALLAGHER, Lisa→
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Nicola Sarah→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Patricia Anne→
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Patrick→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAYTON, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2018-07-15
Resigned
MCLUCKIE, James Ernest→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned
STEWART, William Fraser→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-25 · resigned 2006-11-10
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2001-07-17
Resigned
CLAYTON, Heather→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2018-07-15
Resigned
CLAYTON, Stephen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2018-07-15
Resigned
MCDERMOTT, Amanda→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-01-25 · resigned 2003-04-09
Resigned
MCLUCKIE, James Ernest→
director · ~90y · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned
MCLUCKIE, James Ernest→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned
MCLUCKIE, Joyce Ann→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned
STEWART, Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-01-25 · resigned 2006-11-10
Resigned
STEWART, William Fraser→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-01-25 · resigned 2006-11-10
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2001-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-05