CAPPER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC465817 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-13
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 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
49 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-25
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  10. 2021-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-07-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2021-07-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2021-07-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2021-07-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2021-06-28
    MCCARTHY, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2021-06-28
    MCCARTHY, Ruth Carole appointed
    director
  20. 2021-06-28
    NICHOLSON, Barbara Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-03-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2013-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAPPER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  25. 2013-12-13
    CAPPER, Brian Eric appointed
    director
  26. 2013-12-13
    CAPPER, Robert Thomas Eric appointed
    director
  27. 2013-12-13
    CAPPER, Ruth Carole appointed
    director
  28. 2013-12-13
    CAPPER, William Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAPPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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 Robert Thomas Eric Capper
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control28/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Capperceased 28/06/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Auchans Farm
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA6 7EE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last made up to: 2025-04-04
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)

MCCARTHY, Ruth
secretary · appointed 2021-06-28
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CAPPER, Brian Eric
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-12-13
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Active
CAPPER, Robert Thomas Eric
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-12-13
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Active
CAPPER, Ruth Carole
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-12-13
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Active
CAPPER, William Robert
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-12-13
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Active
MCCARTHY, Ruth Carole
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-06-28
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Active
NICHOLSON, Barbara Margaret
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-06-28
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/03/2014
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Recent filings (49 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-24