CAIRNROICH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC304289 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-20
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-04
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    WHITELAW WELLS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2022-03-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2009-04-08
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    MACPHEE & PARTNERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2009-04-08
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    WHITELAW WELLS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2006-07-20
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    GUNN, Stephen William appointed
    director
  20. 2006-07-20
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    MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2006-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CAIRNROICH LIMITED
  22. 2006-06-20
    ➕
    MACPHEE & PARTNERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-06-20
    ➕
    MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Stephen William Gunn
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

216 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2PQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GUNN, Stephen William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHEE & PARTNERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2009-04-08
Resigned
WHITELAW WELLS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2022-03-04
Resigned
MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2006-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-09-18