CALDERVALE MACHINE TOOL ENGINEERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC465522 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£857.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33200SIC 33200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 4.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £857,666
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£571k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£858k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £921.4k | £797.7k |
| Current assets | £1.05M | £967.6k |
| Cash | £570.8k | £380.8k |
| Debtors | £285.2k | £424.5k |
| Net assets | £857.7k | £734.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-02-11📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-02-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-07➖REID, Scott Fraser resigneddirector
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-10-11📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30➖ELMES, David resigneddirector
- 2022-06-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-06-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-10-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-04-03➕CURRIE, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2016-09-30➖HOUSTON, Gerard Francis resigneddirector
- 2013-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs CALDERVALE MACHINE TOOL ENGINEERS LTD
- 2013-12-10➕KIRKWOOD, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2013-12-10➕KIRKWOOD, Karen Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-12-10➕ELMES, David appointeddirector
- 2013-12-10➕HOUSTON, Gerard Francis appointeddirector
- 2013-12-10➕REID, Scott Fraser 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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Currie Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2016 |
Mr James Alexander Kirkwood Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Karen Jane Kirkwood Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Scott Fraser Reidceased 06/01/2025· significant influence
- Mr David Elmesceased 30/06/2022· significant influence
- Gerard Francis Houstonceased 30/09/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Caldervale Business Park - Unit 1
Dunrobin Road
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 8LS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
CURRIE, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIRKWOOD, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-10
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KIRKWOOD, Karen Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-12-10
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ELMES, David→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2022-06-30
HOUSTON, Gerard Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2016-09-30
REID, Scott Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2025-01-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/10/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-02-11
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-02-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14