CALEDONIAN SALES LIMITED

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SC286877 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-30
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£30.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,495

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£38k£47kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£35.1k£30.2k
Current assets£47.5k£37.8k
Net assets£30.5k£17.9k

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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-03-05
    ➖
    MCKINLAY, Mark resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-07-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-07-01
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2005-07-01
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 2005-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALEDONIAN SALES LIMITED
  20. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    O'BYRNE, Julia appointed
    director
  21. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    MCKINLAY, Mark appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Julia O'Byrne
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
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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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
Incorporated2005-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

101 Smithycroft Road
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G33 2RH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

O'BYRNE, Julia→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-06-30
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Active
MCKINLAY, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2026-03-05
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2005-07-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2005-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-07-02