CAPALDIS BRORA LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £125.5k | £113.0k |
| Current assets | £81.5k | £57.2k |
| Cash | £10.5k | £1.5k |
| Debtors | £9.2k | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £16.1k | £11.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-19➕CAMPBELL, Ian Robert appointedsecretary
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPALDIS BRORA LTD
- 2017-01-27➕CAMPBELL, Lorna Jean appointeddirector
- 2017-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lorna Jean Campbell Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/01/2022 | — |