CAIRN NEXUS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC400409 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
12
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
16
filings
- • 9 officers
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-30➕CHAMBERS, Thomas Edward appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-30➕CARTY, Anthony Valentine appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➕GREENAWAY, Neil appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➖CAMERON HARPER, David resigneddirector
- 2026-01-30➖JOHNSTON, John Cabbell resigneddirector
- 2026-01-30➖YOUNG, Laura Joyce resigneddirector
- 2026-01-30➖YOUNG, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-10➕CAMERON HARPER, David appointeddirector
- 2025-12-10➖CAMERON HARPER, David resigneddirector
- 2025-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11➕YOUNG, Laura Joyce appointeddirector
- 2022-07-11➖YOUNG, Laura Joyce resigneddirector
- 2022-05-30➕YOUNG, Laura Joyce appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➖DEMPSEY, John resigneddirector
- 2018-02-01➕CAMERON HARPER, David appointeddirector
- 2018-02-01➕DEMPSEY, John appointeddirector
- 2018-02-01➖LUMSDEN, Audrey Mary resigneddirector
- 2014-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CAIRN NEXUS LIMITED
- 2011-05-26➕JOHNSTON, John Cabbell appointeddirector
- 2011-05-26➕LUMSDEN, Audrey Mary appointeddirector
- 2011-05-26➕YOUNG, Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·5 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CAMERON HARPER, David resigned 2026-01-30; CAMERON HARPER, David resigned 2025-12-10; JOHNSTON, John Cabbell resigned 2026-01-30
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️majority
Cbpe Capital Llp
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
🏛️majority
Cbpe Capital X Gp Llp
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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CAIRN NEXUS LIMITED
This company · SC400409
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cbpe Capital Llp Corporate entity | 50–75% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/01/2026 |
Cbpe Capital X Gp Llp Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/01/2026 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Youngceased 30/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Cabbell Johnstonceased 30/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Mary Joyce Youngceased 01/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Audrey Mary Lumsdenceased 01/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Robert Youngceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Priory View
Victoria Road
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 2SA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
CHAMBERS, Thomas Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTY, Anthony Valentine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENAWAY, Neil→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMERON HARPER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-10 · resigned 2026-01-30
CAMERON HARPER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2025-12-10
DEMPSEY, John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2019-06-28
JOHNSTON, John Cabbell→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-05-26 · resigned 2026-01-30
LUMSDEN, Audrey Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-05-26 · resigned 2018-02-01
YOUNG, Laura Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-07-11 · resigned 2026-01-30
YOUNG, Laura Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-05-30 · resigned 2022-07-11
YOUNG, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2011-05-26 · resigned 2026-01-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/04/2014 | 08/08/2025 |
Recent filings (90 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18