CANDOUR ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC485929 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-07-01
    GRAVES, Leslie John resigned
    secretary
  8. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-10-28
    GREGORY, Merlyn resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2014-09-12
    GREGORY, Merlyn appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CANDOUR ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
  22. 2014-09-04
    EVETT, Alan John appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-04
    GRAVES, Leslie John appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

Calash Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Calash Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CANDOUR ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
This company · SC485929

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
Calash Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Golden Square
Aberdeen
AB10 1RH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

EVETT, Alan John
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-09-04
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Active
GRAVES, Leslie John
secretary · appointed 2014-09-04 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
GREGORY, Merlyn
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-09-12 · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-21