CAMBUSMORE ESTATES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC227042 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-17
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£6.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01450SIC 01450
  • 03120SIC 03120
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,590,456
Net assets shrinking
Down £350,526 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6.6m
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£932k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.4m£2.8m£4.2m£5.6m£6.9mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£8.94M£9.29M
Current assets£931.6k£865.4k
Net assets£6.59M£6.94M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-16
    ➖
    SIMPSONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2003-11-01
    ➕
    WAGSTAFF, Caroline Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2002-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAMBUSMORE ESTATES LTD.
  19. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    GREENLAND, Kenneth Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-01-17
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    SIMPSONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-01-17
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Robert Greenland
Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

4 Charlotte Street
Fraserburgh
AB43 9JE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GREENLAND, Kenneth Robert→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAGSTAFF, Caroline Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2002-01-17
Resigned
SIMPSONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2016-01-16
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2002-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11