CAALHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC500423 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 10.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£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
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-10-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
  5. 2025-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-10-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-09-18
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  9. 2025-02-20
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-02-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-06-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-06-21
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    HOGG, James Mcgeary appointed
    director
  16. 2023-06-21
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-03-20
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    HOGG, Alison resigned
    director
  19. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-05-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2016-05-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2016-05-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2016-04-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2015-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CAALHOLD LIMITED
  27. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    HOGG, Catherine Helen appointed
    director
  28. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    HOGG, Alison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

Alicat Services Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alicat Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CAALHOLD LIMITED
This company · SC500423

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
Alicat Services Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/06/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Aljos Management Ltdceased 19/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Catherine Helen Hoggceased 11/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Alison Hoggceased 11/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Valentine Court
Dunsinane Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD2 3QB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HOGG, Catherine Helen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, James Mcgeary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, Alison→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-13 · resigned 2023-03-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/05/2016—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/05/2016—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/05/2016—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/04/2016—
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-21
second-filing-cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
2025-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27