CP WAREHOUSING LIMITED
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.4y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.4k |
| Current assets | £2.4k |
| Debtors | £2.4k |
| Net assets | £2.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22➖GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-27➕RUSSELL, Gordon Iain appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➖LAING, Thomas Fleming resigneddirector
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-11-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
- 2003-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-04-22➕ARNOTT, Robert Graeme appointeddirector
- 2003-04-22➕DOYLE, Kevin Michael appointeddirector
- 2003-04-22➕GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-22➖MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-22➕LAING, Thomas Fleming appointeddirector
- 2003-04-22➖MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CP WAREHOUSING LIMITED
- 2003-04-02➕MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-02➕MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanGroup structure
Caledonian Heritable Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caledonian Heritable Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/05/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Caledonian Heritable Caledonian Heritable Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/11/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/11/2003 | — |