CELERUM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC464904 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-881.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
62 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £881,145
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
-£881k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£881k-£704k-£526k-£348k-£171k£7kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-776.4k£-707.3k
Current assets£1.7k£6.8k
Cash£1.2k£3.9k
Debtors£486£2.9k
Net assets£-881.1k£-707.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-23
    ➖
    ROSTEN, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-07-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-05-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    BROWN, Deryck Forsyth, Dr. resigned
    director
  11. 2023-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-02-14
    ➕
    GLADDING, David Shane appointed
    director
  13. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-10-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-12-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-11-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-11-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-10-31
    ➖
    CRABB, Neil David resigned
    director
  20. 2021-10-31
    ➕
    ROSTEN, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2021-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-10-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-08-10
    ➕
    BROWN, Deryck Forsyth, Dr. appointed
    director
  25. 2020-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2016-10-12
    ➖
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    MCKAY, David appointed
    director
  28. 2014-05-23
    ➖
    MILL, Helen Frances resigned
    director
  29. 2014-03-28
    ➕
    CARGILL, James Beattie appointed
    director
  30. 2014-03-28
    ➖
    CARGILL, James Beattie resigned
    director
  31. 2014-03-07
    ➕
    MCCALL, John Alexander Wyper appointed
    director
  32. 2014-03-07
    ➕
    CRABB, Neil David appointed
    director
  33. 2014-03-07
    ➖
    MCEWING, David resigned
    director
  34. 2014-03-07
    ➕
    MILL, Helen Frances appointed
    director
  35. 2014-03-07
    ➖
    PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  36. 2013-11-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CELERUM LIMITED
  37. 2013-11-29
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2013-11-29
    ➕
    MCEWING, David appointed
    director
  39. 2013-11-29
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Frontier Ip Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Robert Gordon University
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
⬇
CELERUM LIMITED
This company · SC464904

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Frontier Ip Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/02/2020
Professor John Alexander Wyper Mccall
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Robert Gordon University
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

30 East Park Road
Kintore
Inverurie
AB51 0FE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

GLADDING, David Shane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCALL, John Alexander Wyper→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKAY, David→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2016-10-12
Resigned
BROWN, Deryck Forsyth, Dr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-10 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
CARGILL, James Beattie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2014-03-28
Resigned
CRABB, Neil David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-07 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned
MCEWING, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2014-03-07
Resigned
MILL, Helen Frances→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-03-07 · resigned 2014-05-23
Resigned
ROSTEN, Mark Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-10-31 · resigned 2026-02-23
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2014-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-26