CASCADE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC288792 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£18.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £18,707
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£18.8k£17.6k
Current assets£27.7k£27.5k
Cash£22.3k£20.8k
Debtors£5.5k£6.7k
Net assets£18.7k£17.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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  2. 2024-05-24
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  3. 2023-05-26
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  4. 2023-04-20
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  5. 2023-04-20
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  6. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-04-27
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  8. 2021-05-24
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  9. 2020-05-06
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  10. 2019-04-24
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  11. 2018-04-23
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  12. 2017-08-11
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  13. 2017-03-06
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  14. 2016-02-16
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  15. 2015-08-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-04-30
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    FLETCHER, John resigned
    director
  17. 2008-07-16
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    RODGERS, James Joseph appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-07-16
    ➕
    RODGERS, James Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2008-07-16
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    SCOTT, Douglas James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CASCADE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2005-08-11
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    SCOTT, Douglas James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-11
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-08-11
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-08-11
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    FLETCHER, John appointed
    director
  25. 2005-08-11
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-08-11
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 James Rodgers
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G32 8FH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RODGERS, James Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODGERS, James Joseph→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Douglas James→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2008-07-16
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2005-08-11
Resigned
FLETCHER, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2014-04-30
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2005-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
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accounts · AA
2025-05-30
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2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2024-05-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-06