CAWDOR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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SC266349 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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 (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Cash£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-04
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2026-01-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-01-07
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Marion resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-10-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-10-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-10-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Marion appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-09-20
    ➖
    TURCAN CONNELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, 7TH EARL CAWDOR, Colin Robert Vaughan, Right Honourable appointed
    director
  22. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    STANHOPE, COUNTESS CAWDOR, Isabella, Right Honourable appointed
    director
  23. 2004-04-22
    ➖
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-04-22
    ➖
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-04-22
    ➖
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAWDOR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  28. 2004-04-13
    ➕
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-04-13
    ➕
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-04-13
    ➕
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Right Honourable Isabella Stanhope, Countess Cawdor
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/04/2016
Earl Cawdor Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Estate Office
Cawdor
Nairn
IV12 5RE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CAMPBELL, 7TH EARL CAWDOR, Colin Robert Vaughan, Right Honourable→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANHOPE, COUNTESS CAWDOR, Isabella, Right Honourable→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON, Marion→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2026-01-07
Resigned
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-22 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-16