CALDIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC229454 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-21
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 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 employees101000

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-01-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-01-22
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-08-11
    ➖
    WILKIE, Sandra Jane resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-08-11
    ➖
    WILKIE, Sandra Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-08-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2019-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-04-16
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    DOUGLAS, Mason resigned
    director
  22. 2019-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2019-03-12
    ➖
    WOOD, David Alexander resigned
    director
  24. 2017-11-01
    ➕
    WOOD, David Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    MULLEN, John Francis appointed
    director
  26. 2013-12-01
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Mason appointed
    director
  27. 2011-12-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  28. 2011-11-24
    ➕
    WILKIE, Sandra Jane appointed
    director
  29. 2007-11-22
    ➖
    ADAMS, Myra resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    WILKIE, Sandra Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 2002-04-05
    ➕
    BEATON, John appointed
    director
  33. 2002-04-05
    ➕
    ADAMS, Myra appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-04-05
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-04-05
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2002-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALDIVE LIMITED
  37. 2002-03-21
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2002-03-21
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    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 70 — 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 70 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Beaton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

18 High Street
Invergordon
IV18 0ET
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BEATON, John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLEN, John Francis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Myra→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2007-11-22
Resigned
WILKIE, Sandra Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2021-08-11
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2002-04-05
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Mason→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-12-01 · resigned 2019-04-16
Resigned
WILKIE, Sandra Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-11-24 · resigned 2021-08-11
Resigned
WOOD, David Alexander→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2019-03-12
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2002-04-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/08/2019—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property01/12/2011—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property26/04/2002—
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Recent filings (80 total)

capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23