CAMERON MOTORS (PERTH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC057921 · ltd · incorporated 1975-06-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 47.8y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 47.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
112 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £637,161

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Profit before tax£637.2k
Average employees62

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-11-20
    LEISHMAN, Norman James appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-02-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-14
    ANDERSON, William David resigned
    director
  17. 2019-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-01-17
    CAMERON, Jamie Douglas appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-01
    STEWART, Phillip Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2006-04-30
    STEWART, Colin Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2004-11-08
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Laing Homes Limited
  23. 2002-02-17
    CAMERON, Jane Mary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-02-17
    CAMERON, Mary resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-02-17
    CAMERON, Mary resigned
    director
  26. 1995-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1994-08-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
  28. 1984-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 1983-12-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds and Scottish Trust LTD
  30. 1982-07-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds and Scottish Trust LTD
  31. 1978-07-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Industrial Bank of Scotland LTD
  32. 1975-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAMERON MOTORS (PERTH) LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMERON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Cameron Motors Scotland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cameron Motors Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CAMERON MOTORS (PERTH) LIMITED
This company · SC057921

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cameron Motors Scotland Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1975-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

166 Dunkeld Road
Perth
PH1 5AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

CAMERON, Jane Mary
secretary · appointed 2002-02-17
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Active
CAMERON, Ian Douglas
director · ~81y
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Active
CAMERON, Jamie Douglas
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-01-17
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Active
LEISHMAN, Norman James
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-11-20
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Active
STEWART, Phillip Anthony
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-05-01
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Active
CAMERON, Mary
secretary · resigned 2002-02-17
Resigned
ANDERSON, William David
director · ~84y · resigned 2019-02-14
Resigned
CAMERON, Mary
director · ~119y · resigned 2002-02-17
Resigned
STEWART, Colin Alexander
director · ~86y · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Laing Homes
Laing Homes Limited
Standard security1 property08/11/2004
outstanding
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK)
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
Assignation1 property09/08/1994
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds and Scottish Trust LTD
Assignation in security1 property30/12/1983
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds and Scottish Trust LTD
Floating charge1 property09/07/198218/04/1984
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Industrial Bank of Scotland LTD
Bond & floating charge1 property11/07/197825/10/1995
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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25