CALYDON LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC343396 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-27

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

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

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-340

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £340

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£340

↑ 98% YoY

Current Assets

£57k

↓ 2.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£18.2k	£20.4k
Current assets	£56.7k	£58.3k
Net assets	£-340	£-16.3k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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2022-12-22
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2022-02-28
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2020-12-03
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2019-10-07
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2019-01-28
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2017-08-18
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2016-06-07
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Company incorporated
As CALYDON LTD.
2008-05-27
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BOWMAN, Lynn appointed
secretary
2008-05-27
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BOWMAN, Lynn appointed
director
2008-05-27
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BOWMAN, Steven appointed
director
2008-05-27
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-05-27
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-05-27
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-05-27
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Bowman Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Dr Lynn Bowman Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-05-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Victoria House

13 Victoria Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1XB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-10

Last: 2026-05-27

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BOWMAN, Lynn→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-27

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Active

BOWMAN, Lynn→

director · ~44y · appointed 2008-05-27

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Active

BOWMAN, Steven→

director · ~48y · appointed 2008-05-27

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2008-05-27

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2008-05-27

Resigned

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