CALTON RENEWABLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC434254 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£16.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £16,533
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£200
~ YoY
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£16.5k£14.6k
Current assets£21.8k£18.2k
Cash£200£200
Debtors£21.6k£18.0k
Net assets£16.5k£14.6k

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

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-20
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  2. 2024-07-26
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  3. 2023-10-28
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  4. 2022-04-05
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  5. 2021-07-28
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  6. 2020-10-29
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  7. 2019-07-24
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  8. 2018-05-16
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  9. 2017-07-18
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  10. 2016-07-25
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  11. 2015-11-05
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  12. 2015-07-27
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  13. 2014-12-24
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  14. 2014-07-07
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  15. 2013-10-24
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  16. 2012-10-13
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    MAXWELL, Loudon Cranston Steele resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-10-13
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    MAXWELL, Loudon Cranston Steele resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CALTON RENEWABLES LIMITED
  19. 2012-10-08
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    MURRAY, Marina Cowan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-10-08
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    MURRAY, David Guild appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-08
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    MURRAY, Marina Cowan appointed
    director
  22. 2012-10-08
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Loudon Cranston Steele appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-10-08
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    MAXWELL, Loudon Cranston Steele appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Guild Murray
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Calton Farm
Dumfries Road
Cumnock
Ayrshire
KA18 4PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MURRAY, Marina Cowan→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-08
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Active
MURRAY, David Guild→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-10-08
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Active
MURRAY, Marina Cowan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAXWELL, Loudon Cranston Steele→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2012-10-13
Resigned
MAXWELL, Loudon Cranston Steele→
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2012-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
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2025-07-20
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2024-10-23
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2024-07-26
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2023-10-28
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2023-10-24
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2022-11-22
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2022-04-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
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2020-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
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accounts · AA
2019-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-02