D. & T. CAMPBELL (MEIGLE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC047602 · ltd · incorporated 1970-06-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 53.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 53.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 53.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-04-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-15➕CAMPBELL, Claire Louise, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-15➖CAMPBELL, Donald Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-04-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2006-11-06➖CAMPBELL, Thomas James resigneddirector
- 1993-04-30➕CAMPBELL, Joyce Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1993-04-10➕CAMPBELL, Donald Andrew appointedsecretary
- 1993-04-09➖CAMPBELL, Daniel resignedsecretary
- 1993-04-09➖CAMPBELL, Daniel resigneddirector
- 1978-01-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1973-02-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1970-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs D. & T. CAMPBELL (MEIGLE) LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Donald Andrew Campbell Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/09/2016 |
Ms Joyce Elizabeth Campbell Individual · British · DOB 10/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/09/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Jacqueline Anne Pritchardceased 16/09/2019· 25-50% shares
- Miss Claire Louise Campbellceased 16/09/2019· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated1970-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Forfar Road Garage
Meigle
PH12 8RS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Claire Louise, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Joyce Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 1993-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, Daniel→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-04-09
CAMPBELL, Donald Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-10 · resigned 2026-04-15
CAMPBELL, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~118y · resigned 1993-04-09
CAMPBELL, Thomas James→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2006-11-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 11/01/1978 | 02/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 13/02/1973 | 02/04/2024 |
Recent filings (99 total)
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20