CALEDONIAN CINEMAS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2023-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-15➖MACKENZIE, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2003-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIAN CINEMAS LIMITED
- 2003-07-01➕MACKENZIE, Gavin appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-01➕FARQUHARSON, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2003-07-01➕MACKENZIE, Gavin appointeddirector
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Cs2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cs2010 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Regcommunity Limitedceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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