CAMERSON MIDLANDS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC766856 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-21
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-17.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
21 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,480
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£617
Net Worth
-£17k
Current Assets
£618k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-17.5k |
| Current assets | £617.9k |
| Cash | £617 |
| Debtors | £617.3k |
| Net assets | £-17.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-13📄court-ordermiscellaneous · OC
- 2023-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-05📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-12-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMERSON MIDLANDS LTD
- 2023-04-21➕RHODES, Dallas Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-04-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Hughes Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/11/2023 |
Mrs Janice Ann Rhodes Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/11/2023 |
Mrs Deborah Gail Hughes Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/11/2023 |
Mr Dallas Peter Rhodes Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/04/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Oxgangs Road
Edinburgh
EH10 7AU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
RHODES, Dallas Peter→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2024-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-12-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-05