CALEDONIAN CLOTHING COMPANY LIMITED

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SC133702 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-119.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (79/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £119,224

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£119k
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
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-£119k-£89k-£58k-£28k£3k£33kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-53.2k—
Current assets£33.3k—
Net assets£-119.2k—
Average employees—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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2024-04-29
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2021-10-13
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  6. 2021-01-07
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  7. 2019-10-03
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  8. 2018-10-05
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  9. 2018-09-17
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  10. 2018-09-03
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  11. 2017-09-29
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  12. 2017-05-03
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-02-26
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    NIVEN, David Irvine resigned
    director
  17. 2013-09-15
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    NIVEN, Lawrence Irvine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-09-15
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    NIVEN, Graham Irvine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-09-15
    ➖
    NIVEN, Graham Irvine resigned
    director
  20. 2009-02-27
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    NIVEN BARR, Pamela Jane Irvine resigned
    director
  21. 2008-06-20
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    RODIER, Derick resigned
    director
  22. 2007-03-01
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    RODIER, Derick appointed
    director
  23. 1996-10-29
    ➕
    NIVEN BARR, Pamela Jane Irvine appointed
    director
  24. 1995-03-10
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    MUIRHEAD, Hugh resigned
    director
  25. 1991-12-30
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    MUIRHEAD, Hugh appointed
    director
  26. 1991-12-30
    ➕
    NIVEN, David Irvine appointed
    director
  27. 1991-09-30
    ➕
    NIVEN, Lawrence Irvine appointed
    director
  28. 1991-09-30
    ➕
    NIVEN, Graham Irvine appointed
    secretary
  29. 1991-09-30
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1991-09-30
    ➕
    NIVEN, Graham Irvine appointed
    director
  31. 1991-09-30
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1991-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CALEDONIAN CLOTHING COMPANY LIMITED
  33. 1991-09-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1991-09-02
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lawrence Irvine Niven
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • David Irvine Nivenceased 26/02/2017· 25-50% 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
Incorporated1991-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

15 Borthwick View
Pentland Industrial Estate
Loanhead
Midlothian
EH20 9QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

NIVEN, Lawrence Irvine→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIVEN, Lawrence Irvine→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIVEN, Graham Irvine→
secretary · appointed 1991-09-30 · resigned 2013-09-15
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-02 · resigned 1991-09-30
Resigned
MUIRHEAD, Hugh→
director · ~85y · appointed 1991-12-30 · resigned 1995-03-10
Resigned
NIVEN, David Irvine→
director · ~60y · appointed 1991-12-30 · resigned 2017-02-26
Resigned
NIVEN, Graham Irvine→
director · ~89y · appointed 1991-09-30 · resigned 2013-09-15
Resigned
NIVEN BARR, Pamela Jane Irvine→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-10-29 · resigned 2009-02-27
Resigned
RODIER, Derick→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2008-06-20
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-09-02 · resigned 1991-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

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2026-02-18
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2025-09-25
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2025-02-05
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2024-12-11
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2024-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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2022-10-26
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2022-09-24
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2021-12-31
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2021-10-13
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accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
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accounts · AA
2019-10-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-15