THE CORPORATE CHRISTMAS TREE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC183535 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-03
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 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 18.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees151600

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
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-11-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-10-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-10-22
    ➕
    SEFTOR, Alasdair Michael appointed
    director
  13. 2024-10-22
    ➕
    WHITELOCK, Heidi appointed
    director
  14. 2024-10-22
    ➖
    CAMERON, Fiona Louise resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-10-22
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    CAMERON, Fiona Louise resigned
    director
  16. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-09-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2021-09-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  22. 2021-09-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2007-10-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2004-06-29
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    CAMERON, Fiona Louise appointed
    director
  25. 1998-03-14
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-03-14
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1998-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As THE CORPORATE CHRISTMAS TREE COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 1998-03-03
    ➕
    CAMERON, Charles David Stewart appointed
    director
  29. 1998-03-03
    ➕
    CAMERON, Fiona Louise appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-03-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-03-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

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

Group structure

The Corporate Christmas Tree Company Eot Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Corporate Christmas Tree Company Eot Trustee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THE CORPORATE CHRISTMAS TREE COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC183535

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
The Corporate Christmas Tree Company Eot Trustee Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control22/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Charles David Stewart Cameronceased 22/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Fiona Louise Cameronceased 22/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 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
Incorporated1998-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 4 Ruthvenfield Avenue
Inveralmond Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3WB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CAMERON, Charles David Stewart→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEFTOR, Alasdair Michael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITELOCK, Heidi→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Fiona Louise→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 2024-10-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1998-03-14
Resigned
CAMERON, Fiona Louise→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2024-10-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1998-03-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property03/10/2007—
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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16