CARDROSS HOUSE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC679907 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-05
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-62.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 88). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £62,553
Cash YoY
+563%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£345
↑ 563% YoY
Net Worth
-£63k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £345 | £52 |
| Net assets | £-62.6k | £-62.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22➖BURNESS PAULL LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-10-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-10📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2024-01-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19➕BURNESS PAULL LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-12-19➖LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CARDROSS HOUSE LTD
- 2020-11-05➕ORR EWING, Alastair Frederick Archibald appointeddirector
- 2020-11-05➕ORR EWING, Archibald Donald, Sir appointeddirector
- 2020-11-05➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-11-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Alastair Frederick Archibald Orr Ewing Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/11/2020 |
Sir Archibald Donald Orr Ewing Individual · British · DOB 12/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/11/2020 |
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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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
Incorporated2020-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael Unit 2a The Paddock
Stirling Agricultural Centre
Stirling
FK9 4RN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ORR EWING, Alastair Frederick Archibald→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORR EWING, Archibald Donald, Sir→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2020-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-12-19 · resigned 2024-10-22
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-11-05 · resigned 2023-12-19
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-01-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10