CALEDONIAN CATTLE COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC308282 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-08
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
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (76/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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 accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIAN CATTLE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2006-09-08➕WILSON, Isobel Joan appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-08➕WILSON, Ronald Bruce appointeddirector
- 2006-09-08➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-08➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ronald Bruce Wilson Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Other · TD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORDERS WHEELS→ SC305830 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 81 | 87y |
| DIRECTORS CUT FILMS NORTH LIMITED→ SC360565 · est 2009 | — | — | — | — | 16y | 81 | 66y |
| GRANTSHOUSE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ SC342830 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 17y | 81 | 79y |
| HAZEL'S FOOTPRINTS TRUST→ SC275793 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 81 | 74y |
| ANDREW COWAN MOTORSPORTS LIMITED→ SC264963 · est 2004 | — | — | — | — | 22y | 80 | 69y |
| CLAYFIELD HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05174024 · est 2004 | — | — | — | — | 21y | 80 | 70y |
| CRAIGSPARK LIMITED→ SC351121 · est 2008 | — | — | — | — | 17y | 80 | 68y |
| LOWLAND LETTINGS LTD→ SC390048 · est 2010 | — | — | — | — | 15y | 80 | 61y |
| ROBERT SCOTT HARRISON LTD→ 15948036 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ROSS LINKS LTD→ 08999564 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| SARA + SARAH SMART TEXTILE DESIGN LLP→ SO306417 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SCOTTISH CREEL FISHERMEN'S FEDERATION→ SC448626 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Cowbog
Kelso
Roxburghshire
TD5 8EH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WILSON, Isobel Joan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Ronald Bruce→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2006-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-08 · resigned 2006-09-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14