CAMERON GROUP (PERTH) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC436945 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 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
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
53 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.
See pricing →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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 163 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20➕CAMERON, Jamie Douglas appointeddirector
- 2024-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
- 2022-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMERON GROUP (PERTH) LIMITED
- 2012-11-15➕CAMERON, Ian Douglas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMERON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
39/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CAMERON, Jamie Douglas (same surname) appointed 2024-11-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jamie Douglas Cameron Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/04/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Douglas Cameronceased 17/07/2024· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
C/O Cameron Motors (Perth) Limited
166 Dunkeld Road
Perth
Perthshire
PH1 5AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAMERON, Ian Douglas→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2012-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMERON, Jamie Douglas→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-11-20
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Recent filings (53 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2022-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-30