D E CAMPBELL LTD

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SC265822 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£101.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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

1 live charge · oldest 21.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £101,261
Net assets shrinking
Down £382 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£101k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£141k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£57k£85k£113k£142kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£110.4k£116.0k
Current assets£140.5k£141.6k
Cash—£40.3k
Debtors£135.5k£96.3k
Net assets£101.3k£101.6k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  5. 2025-12-17
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  7. 2025-12-17
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  8. 2025-12-17
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  9. 2025-12-01
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    FRASER, Jayne resigned
    secretary
  10. 2025-12-01
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    FRASER, Jayne resigned
    director
  11. 2025-04-30
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  12. 2025-04-09
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    address · AD01
  13. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2023-04-26
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  15. 2022-05-30
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  16. 2021-05-28
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  17. 2020-05-29
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  18. 2019-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2004-06-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2004-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As D E CAMPBELL LTD
  22. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Donald Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    FRASER, Jayne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-03-31
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-03-31
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    FRASER, Jayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FRASER, Jayne resigned 2025-12-01; FRASER, Jayne resigned 2025-12-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Edward Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Jayne Fraserceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2004-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

4th Floor Metropolitan House
31-33 High Street
Inverness
IV1 1HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Donald Edward→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
FRASER, Jayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/06/2004—
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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26