INVERCAULD NO.1 COMPANY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC739343 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-07-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: medium (74/100)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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
17 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-30➖VAN CUTSEM, Geoffrey Neil resigneddirector
- 2022-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-04➕COMPTON MACLEAN, Richard Clephane appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs INVERCAULD NO.1 COMPANY LTD
- 2022-07-26➕RYSAFFE SECRETARIES appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-07-26➕DUCKWORTH-CHAD, William George Christopher appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26➕ORD, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26➕WOOLTON, Simon Frederick appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26➕VAN CUTSEM, Geoffrey Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| COWRIE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC700069 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FIDONA PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC835551 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| G A ENGINEERING (GROUP) LIMITED→ SC448644 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| HB ENTERPRISES (SCOTLAND) LTD.→ SC338386 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| HOME CARE (SCOTLAND) HOLDINGS 2 LTD→ SC841874 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HRN GROUP LIMITED→ SC721321 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| INFINITYBLU VENTURES LTD→ SC776078 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| J.D.A. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC095950 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| J.W. PLUMBING AND HEATING (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC042109 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| JAB HOLDING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC767086 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| JIGSAW BIDCO LIMITED→ SC751959 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| JIGSAW TOPCO LIMITED→ SC751829 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
The Estate Office 4 The Keiloch
Braemar
Ballater
AB35 5TW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
RYSAFFE SECRETARIES→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COMPTON MACLEAN, Richard Clephane→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUCKWORTH-CHAD, William George Christopher→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-07-26
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ORD, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2022-07-26
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WOOLTON, Simon Frederick→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-07-26
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VAN CUTSEM, Geoffrey Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2022-07-26 · resigned 2022-12-30
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-12