CARDNEY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC258083 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2003-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As CARDNEY LIMITED
  17. 2003-10-23
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Maria Christina Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-10-23
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Alpin Findanus appointed
    director
  19. 2003-10-23
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-10-23
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-10-23
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    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-10-23
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    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-10-23
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-10-23
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    PEMEX SERVICES 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
Mr Callum Randal Macgregor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Fbr Seed
Rose Lane
Kelso
TD5 7AP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACGREGOR, Maria Christina Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-23
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Active
MACGREGOR, Alpin Findanus→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-23 · resigned 2003-10-23
Resigned
AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-23 · resigned 2003-10-23
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-23 · resigned 2003-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-24