CAIRNFAIR LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC585189 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-09
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
£49.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £49,871
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £390.9k | £376.0k |
| Current assets | — | £4 |
| Net assets | £49.9k | £35.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-28➖MACDONALD, Alan Gillies resigneddirector
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-07-31➖MOONEY, Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CAIRNFAIR LIMITED
- 2018-01-09➕WILSON, Stuart William appointeddirector
- 2018-01-09➕MOONEY, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2018-01-09➕MACDONALD, Alan Gillies appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart William Wilson Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/01/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Gillies Macdonaldceased 08/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| COLUMBUS INNOVATIONS LIMITED→ SC200988 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| COMMUNICATE MAILING SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC516368 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| CONNECT EYECARE GROUP LTD→ SC681810 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| COORS JANSEN GROUP LIMITED→ SC695999 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| COYLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC656564 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CRAMLINGTON VIEW LIMITED→ SC527733 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CRARAE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC867513 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRAWFORD ARCHITECTURAL (HOLDINGS) LTD→ SC707917 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CREITHLAG LTD→ SC747000 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CRESCIT INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC827676 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
8 John Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G1 1JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WILSON, Stuart William→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOONEY, Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2019-07-31
MACDONALD, Alan Gillies→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2022-03-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-29