CALPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC336744 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52101
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52241SIC 52241
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
61 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
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees400400

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
7
filings
  • • 6 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-02-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-28
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    HOWIE, Ross Macpherson appointed
    director
  17. 2016-10-01
    ➕
    LAMOND, Bruce Alexander appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-10-01
    ➖
    COWPER, David Murray resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-02-10
    ➖
    HOWIE, Angus Macpherson resigned
    director
  20. 2008-04-02
    ➕
    HOWIE, Angus Macpherson appointed
    director
  21. 2008-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALPORT LIMITED
  22. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    HOWIE, Simon Macpherson appointed
    director
  23. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    COWPER, David Murray appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2008-01-25
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2008-01-25
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Macpherson Howie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest23/02/2026
Mr Norman Mcleod Howie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest23/02/2026
Mr Bruce Alexander Lamond
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest23/02/2026
Mrs Karen Elizabeth Margaret Howie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest23/02/2026
Mr Ross Macpherson Howie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Macpherson Howieceased 23/02/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52101 — SIC 52101

Registered office

The Harbour
Shore Road
Perth
Perthshire
PH2 8BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

LAMOND, Bruce Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWIE, Ross Macpherson→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWIE, Simon Macpherson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWPER, David Murray→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-01-25
Resigned
HOWIE, Angus Macpherson→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-04-02 · resigned 2015-02-10
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29