CAMLACHIE COOPERAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC060102 · ltd · incorporated 1976-06-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16240
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.5y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (7 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-20
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    WHITMER, James Darren, Mr. appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-20
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    TAYLOR, William Harry Reid resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-05-19
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    BARTLETT, Brian George, Mr. appointed
    director
  8. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-05-31
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    REILLY, James resigned
    director
  14. 2020-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-04
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  16. 2018-07-09
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  17. 2017-07-17
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  18. 2016-10-25
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  19. 2015-08-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2011-06-15
    ➕
    WITASSE, Francois Jean appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-06-15
    ➕
    FRANCOIS, Jerome appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-15
    ➕
    JAMIESON, William appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-15
    ➕
    WITASSE, Francois Jean appointed
    director
  24. 2011-06-15
    ➖
    FULLERTON, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-06-15
    ➕
    TAYLOR, William Harry Reid appointed
    director
  26. 1998-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 1996-10-04
    ➖
    REILLY, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  28. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    FULLERTON, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  29. 1993-10-01
    ➖
    REILLY, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  30. 1976-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMLACHIE COOPERAGE LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Demptos Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CAMLACHIE COOPERAGE LIMITED
This company · SC060102

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
Demptos Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16240 — SIC 16240

Registered office

Dufftown Road
Craigellachie
Aberlour
Moray
AB38 9RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (7 active · 5 resigned)

WITASSE, Francois Jean→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-15
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Active
BARTLETT, Brian George, Mr.→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-19
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Active
FRANCOIS, Jerome→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-15
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Active
FULLERTON, Elizabeth→
director · ~65y
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Active
JAMIESON, William→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-06-15
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Active
WHITMER, James Darren, Mr.→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-06-20
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Active
WITASSE, Francois Jean→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FULLERTON, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 2011-06-15
Resigned
REILLY, Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned
REILLY, Elizabeth→
director · ~91y · resigned 1996-10-04
Resigned
REILLY, James→
director · ~66y · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
TAYLOR, William Harry Reid→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-06-15 · resigned 2025-06-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property23/10/1998—
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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-17