STRATH CAULAIDH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC185939 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£204.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £204,876

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
£205k
Current Assets
£124k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£329.7k
Current assets£123.6k
Cash£9.5k
Debtors£114.1k
Net assets£204.9k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-20
    ➖
    MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2020-03-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-04-19
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  16. 2017-04-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2008-04-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2008-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2004-09-27
    ➖
    CHADWICK, David resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-09-27
    ➕
    MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2002-04-23
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Douglas resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-04-23
    ➕
    CHADWICK, David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-08-17
    ➖
    SWANSON, Graeme Mackie resigned
    director
  24. 1998-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As STRATH CAULAIDH LIMITED
  25. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-05-20
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    SWANSON, Graeme Mackie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 Douglas Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

1 Strathallan Bank Ardargie
By Forgandenny
Perthshire
PH2 9FE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Douglas→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-05-20
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Active
CAMPBELL, Douglas→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 2002-04-23
Resigned
CHADWICK, David→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-23 · resigned 2004-09-27
Resigned
MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-27 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 1998-05-20
Resigned
SWANSON, Graeme Mackie→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 2001-08-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property16/04/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property28/03/2008—
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Recent filings (83 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26