CALEDONIA BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED
- · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- · Opportunity score: 79 → 70
- · Bankability: 75 → 65
- · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
- ↓Opportunity score: 79 → 70
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
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Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-24 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-26➕JACKSON, John Graham appointeddirector
- 2022-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-06➖AMEUR, Lissa Maria resigneddirector
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-08➕JACKSON, John Graham appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-08➕MOUGHAL, Urfan appointeddirector
- 2010-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIA BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2010-05-04➕AMEUR, Lissa Maria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-18
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Graham Jackson Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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