G.S. CAMPBELL (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

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SC224407 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£7.39M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -79% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,387,531
Cash draining
Cash down 79% YoY
Cash YoY
-79%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£528k
↓ 79% YoY
Net Worth
£7.4m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£3.4m
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.5m£3.0m£4.4m£5.9m£7.4mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£8.31M£7.46M
Current assets£3.37M£3.52M
Cash£528.2k£2.56M
Debtors£2.85M£961.9k
Net assets£7.39M£6.72M

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
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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  2. 2024-07-23
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  3. 2024-05-21
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  4. 2024-05-21
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  5. 2024-05-16
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  6. 2024-05-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2024-05-14
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-05-14
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  9. 2023-07-25
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  10. 2022-07-25
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  11. 2021-07-28
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  12. 2020-09-27
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  13. 2019-07-29
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  14. 2018-07-31
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  15. 2017-11-20
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  16. 2017-11-20
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  17. 2017-11-10
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  18. 2011-09-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2001-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As G.S. CAMPBELL (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
  20. 2001-10-19
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Lorraine Stuart appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-10-19
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, George Sellar, Mr. appointed
    director
  22. 2001-10-19
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-10-19
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-10-19
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-10-19
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — 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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. George Sellar Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Lorraine Stuart Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr. George Sellar Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Lorraine Stuart Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

10 Knockbreck Street
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV19 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Lorraine Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, George Sellar, Mr.→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-10-19
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2001-10-19
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2001-10-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property13/09/201116/05/2024

Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28