CALERIN ENGINEERING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC507588 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£80.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £80,281
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£80k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£85k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £80.3k | £71.6k |
| Current assets | £84.6k | £74.3k |
| Net assets | £80.3k | £71.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2015-11-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2015-11-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2015-06-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CALERIN ENGINEERING LTD
- 2015-06-04➕BURKE, Dawn appointeddirector
- 2015-06-04➕BURKE, Neil appointeddirector
- 2015-06-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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 Neil Burke Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Dawn Burke Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
10 Alder Drive
Portlethen
Aberdeenshire
AB12 4WA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Recent filings (24 total)
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2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-19