CAIRNS & SCOTT GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC543649 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-24
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£1£1£2£2£3Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3£3
Debtors£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-03-07
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    CAIRNS, John Alexander appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-07
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Moira Elizabeth appointed
    director
  9. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-24
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-08-24
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-08-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2016-10-10
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    accounts · AA01
  19. 2016-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CAIRNS & SCOTT GROUP LIMITED
  20. 2016-08-24
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Barry David appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-24
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Colin Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2016-08-24
    ➕
    FARREL, Lynne Catherine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAIRNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry David Cairns
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/08/2016
Mr Colin Ian Cairns
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/08/2016
Mrs Lynne Catherine Farrel
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

55 Causewayside Street
Glasgow
G32 8LT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

CAIRNS, Barry David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIRNS, Colin Ian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIRNS, John Alexander→
director · ~78y · appointed 2022-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIRNS, Moira Elizabeth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2022-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARREL, Lynne Catherine→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-01