CAIRNROWAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC431894 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£12.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,320

Cash draining

Cash down 76% YoY

Cash YoY

-76%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1k

↓ 76% YoY

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£16k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£12.3k	£10.5k
Current assets	£15.9k	£14.1k
Cash	£1.5k	£6.1k
Debtors	£14.4k	£8.0k
Net assets	£12.3k	£10.5k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

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Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

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2012-09-05
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Company incorporated
As CAIRNROWAN LIMITED
2012-09-05
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DAVIDSON, Kate Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2012-09-05
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DAVIDSON, Gregor Forbes appointed
director
2012-09-05
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DAVIDSON, Kate Elizabeth appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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 Gregor Forbes Davidson Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Kate Elizabeth Davidson Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46	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

Incorporated2012-09-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

2 Home Farm Cottages

Udny Green

Ellon

AB41 7RQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-13

Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Kate Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2012-09-05

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DAVIDSON, Gregor Forbes→

director · ~47y · appointed 2012-09-05

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DAVIDSON, Kate Elizabeth→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-09-05

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