GOLDEN CASKET PROPERTY LIMITED

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SC371424 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-19
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
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: high (80/100)

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

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
44 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-03-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-06-23
    ➖
    RAE, Duncan Douglas Faulds resigned
    director
  14. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-28
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, Mary Mcnair resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GOLDEN CASKET PROPERTY LIMITED
  19. 2010-01-19
    ➕
    RAE, Crawford Mclean appointed
    director
  20. 2010-01-19
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Mary Mcnair appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-01-19
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-01-19
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-01-19
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2010-01-19
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  25. 2010-01-19
    ➕
    RAE, Duncan Douglas Faulds appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Golden Casket (Greenock) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Golden Casket (Greenock) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GOLDEN CASKET PROPERTY LIMITED
This company · SC371424

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Golden Casket (Greenock) Limited
Corporate entity
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Golden Casket Group Fort Matilda Industrial Estate
Eldon Street
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA16 7QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

RAE, Crawford Mclean→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Mary Mcnair→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2016-06-28
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2010-01-19
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2010-01-19
Resigned
RAE, Duncan Douglas Faulds→
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2018-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29