CAIRN RISK CONSULTING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC726274 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£279.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £279,250
Cash YoY
+39%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£247k
↑ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£279k
↑ 147% YoY
Current Assets
£643k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £470.7k | £266.9k |
| Current assets | £642.8k | £455.6k |
| Cash | £247.4k | £177.7k |
| Debtors | £174.3k | £118.5k |
| Net assets | £279.3k | £113.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➕LEWIS, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2022-12-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-12-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-12-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CAIRN RISK CONSULTING LTD
- 2022-03-15➕ELLOR, Gareth appointeddirector
- 2022-03-15➕SEMPLE, Tom David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 Tom David Semple Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/03/2022 |
Mr Gareth Ellor Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Pavilion 2 Finnieston Business Park
Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ELLOR, Gareth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEMPLE, Tom David→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-12-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-21