CAMSCAFF LTD.
- · Oldest live charge 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.7y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £869.3k | £479.3k |
| Current assets | £983.7k | £850.9k |
| Cash | £401.9k | £2.0k |
| Debtors | £562.9k | £836.8k |
| Net assets | £556.7k | £308.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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 accounts
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23➕DAY, Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-12-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-12-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2013-09-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance LTD
- 2006-01-30➕ROWAN, Rebecca Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-30➕ROWAN, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-01-30➖ROWAN, Helen resignedsecretary
- 2003-07-31🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMSCAFF LTD.
- 2003-07-31➕ROWAN, Stephen Patrick appointeddirector
- 2003-07-31➕ROWAN, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-31➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-31➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-31➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-07-31➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rebecca Jane Rowan Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stephen Patrick Rowan Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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.
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Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/09/2013 | — |