CELEBRATION STATION LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC255986 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-16
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-25➕COWAN, Alison appointeddirector
- 2007-12-01➕HENRY, Angela Mclean appointeddirector
- 2003-09-23➕HENRY, Angela Mclean appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-23➕COWAN, Elizabeth Dalby appointeddirector
- 2003-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CELEBRATION STATION LTD.
- 2003-09-16➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-16➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-16➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-16➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-16➕PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-16➖PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Elizabeth Dalby Cowan Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Angela Mclean Henry Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Alison Paterson Cowan Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Registered office
6 North Port
Perth
Tayside
PH1 5LU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
HENRY, Angela Mclean→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-09-23
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COWAN, Alison→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-05-25
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COWAN, Elizabeth Dalby→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2003-09-23
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HENRY, Angela Mclean→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-12-01
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2003-09-16
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2003-09-16
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2003-09-16
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Recent filings (60 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-23