AM CAMPBELL (UK) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC212573 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£72.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
79 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,938

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£73k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£150k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£64k£96k£128k£160kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£89.6k£88.3k
Current assets£150.0k£160.1k
Net assets£72.9k£61.7k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-12
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  2. 2024-04-08
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  3. 2023-08-03
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  4. 2023-07-07
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  5. 2022-07-25
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  6. 2022-04-01
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-03-31
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    MCCAFFERTY, Michael appointed
    director
  8. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-09-22
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  10. 2020-04-28
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  11. 2019-05-13
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  12. 2018-05-21
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  13. 2018-03-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-03-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2018-03-13
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2018-03-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2017-10-25
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  18. 2017-10-25
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  19. 2017-09-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2009-03-16
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    CRAIG, John Paterson resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-03-16
    ➖
    CRAIG, John Paterson resigned
    director
  22. 2009-03-16
    ➖
    HAY, Angus James resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-02
    ➕
    CRAIG, John Paterson appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-06-02
    ➖
    MCCAFFERTY, Michael resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-06-02
    ➕
    CRAIG, John Paterson appointed
    director
  26. 2008-06-02
    ➕
    HAY, Angus James appointed
    director
  27. 2008-01-01
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    MCCAFFERTY, Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2004-01-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 2000-12-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2000-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AM CAMPBELL (UK) LTD.
  31. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    FRASER, Gavin appointed
    director
  32. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    MCCAFFERTY, Michael appointed
    secretary
  33. 2000-10-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2000-10-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    MCCAFFERTY, Michael appointed
    director
  36. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2000-10-31
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Gavin Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Mccaffertyceased 01/01/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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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
Incorporated2000-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Goldwells House
Grange Road
Peterhead
AB42 1WN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

FRASER, Gavin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCAFFERTY, Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, John Paterson→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2009-03-16
Resigned
MCCAFFERTY, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2008-06-02
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
CRAIG, John Paterson→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2009-03-16
Resigned
HAY, Angus James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2009-03-16
Resigned
MCCAFFERTY, Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/01/200413/03/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/12/200014/03/2018

Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28