CARDWELL GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC075253 · ltd · incorporated 1981-06-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£282.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 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
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £282,042

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£270k
Net Worth
£282k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£361k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£72k£144k£217k£289k£361kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£282.0k£191.4k
Current assets£361.1k£305.8k
Cash£270.2k—
Debtors£90.9k—
Net assets£282.0k£184.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-04-15
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    GALLAGHER, Isabella Mcewan resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-12
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    GALLAGHER, Isabella Mcewan resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-06-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-06-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-05-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-05-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-05-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-05-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2021-04-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2021-04-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-04-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-04-21
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    GALLAGHER, Andrew, Mr, appointed
    director
  20. 2021-04-21
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    GALLAGHER, Keiran, Mr. appointed
    director
  21. 2021-04-21
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    ROBB, Stephanie, Mrs. appointed
    director
  22. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-04-21
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  25. 2021-04-21
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    officers · AP01
  26. 2013-08-27
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    GALLAGHER (DECEASED 27.08.13), Alexander resigned
    director
  27. 1981-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CARDWELL GROUP LTD

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Keiran Gallagher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/04/2021
Mrs. Stephanie Robb
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/04/2021
Mr, Andrew Gallagher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Isabella Mcewan Gallagherceased 22/04/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1981-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Lunderston
Bay
Gourock
Inverclyde
PA19 1BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GALLAGHER, Andrew, Mr,→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Keiran, Mr.→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBB, Stephanie, Mrs.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Isabella Mcewan→
secretary · resigned 2025-04-15
Resigned
GALLAGHER, Isabella Mcewan→
director · ~85y · resigned 2024-11-12
Resigned
GALLAGHER (DECEASED 27.08.13), Alexander→
director · ~89y · resigned 2013-08-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-25