CALRICHIE LAND MANAGEMENT LTD.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £163.1k | £170.0k |
| Current assets | £379.8k | £392.3k |
| Cash | £3.3k | £1.7k |
| Debtors | £376.5k | £390.6k |
| Net assets | £159.9k | £166.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-05-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-05-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-06-22➖MUNRO, Roderick David resigneddirector
- 2014-01-08➕MUNRO, Roderick David appointeddirector
- 2000-10-12➕MUNRO, Jean appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-12➕MUNRO, William appointeddirector
- 2000-10-12➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-12➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CALRICHIE LAND MANAGEMENT LTD.
- 2000-08-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-18➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanGroup structure
William Munro Construction (Highland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
William Munro Construction (Highland) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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