CALISTAR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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SC438480 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-10
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£82.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £81,999

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£82k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£33k£49k£66k£82kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£82.0k£82.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
    ➕
    KERR, Euan Daniel appointed
    director
  2. 2025-09-25
    ➕
    KERR, Stuart Robertson appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-25
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  5. 2025-08-27
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  6. 2024-09-19
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  7. 2023-09-16
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  8. 2022-09-28
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  9. 2022-09-28
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  10. 2021-09-14
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  11. 2021-01-08
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  12. 2019-09-26
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  13. 2019-06-11
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  14. 2018-10-23
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  15. 2017-09-28
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  16. 2016-09-30
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  17. 2016-02-16
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  18. 2012-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CALISTAR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  19. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    KERR, Alasdair Campbell 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KERR, Euan Daniel (same surname) appointed 2025-09-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair Kerr
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Northview
Broadgait
Gullane
EH31 2DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KERR, Alasdair Campbell→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-12-10
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KERR, Euan Daniel→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-09-25
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KERR, Stuart Robertson→
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-09-25
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Recent filings (30 total)

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2025-09-25
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2025-09-17
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2025-08-27
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2024-09-27
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2024-09-19
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2023-09-16
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2023-09-16
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2022-12-23
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address · AD01
2022-09-28
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2022-09-28
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2021-12-11
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2021-09-14
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2021-02-10
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