CAPALDIS BRORA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC555799 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£16.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.3y

35/100
under pressure

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.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,052
Cash YoY
+624%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 624% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£16k£33k£49k£65k£82kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-01-19
    CAMPBELL, Ian Robert appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-02-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  9. 2022-01-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  11. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CAPALDIS BRORA LTD
  16. 2017-01-27
    CAMPBELL, Lorna Jean appointed
    director
  17. 2017-01-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Lorna Jean Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Kilmuir
Doll
Brora
KW9 6NJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Ian Robert
secretary · appointed 2026-01-19
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Active
CAMPBELL, Lorna Jean
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-01-27
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property04/02/2022
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge12/01/2022
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30