CALENDULA HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC745757 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-29
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£16.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 0.2y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £16,552
Cash YoY
+4310%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£441
↑ 4310% YoY
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 365% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£6k-£2k£3k£7k£12k£17kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£16.6k£-6.3k
Cash£441£10
Net assets£16.6k£-6.3k

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
2
filings
  • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-02-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
  3. 2026-02-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2026-02-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
  5. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-21
    KERR, John Tennant resigned
    director
  7. 2025-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-08-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-10-11
    KERR, John Tennant appointed
    director
  13. 2022-10-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-10-11
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2022-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-10-10
    KERR, John Tennant resigned
    director
  18. 2022-10-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-10-02
    KERR, John-Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2022-10-01
    KERR, Kenzie resigned
    director
  22. 2022-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALENDULA HOLDINGS LIMITED
  23. 2022-09-29
    KERR, John Tennant appointed
    director
  24. 2022-09-29
    KERR, Kenzie appointed
    director
  25. 2022-09-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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
Mr John Paul Kerr
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest11/10/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

2 Melville Street
Falkirk
FK1 1HZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KERR, John-Paul
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-02
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Active
KERR, John Tennant
director · ~83y · appointed 2022-10-11 · resigned 2025-05-21
Resigned
KERR, John Tennant
director · ~83y · appointed 2022-09-29 · resigned 2022-10-10
Resigned
KERR, Kenzie
director · ~21y · appointed 2022-09-29 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/02/2026
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/02/2026
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Recent filings (19 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-11
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-11