CALEDONIA CONSULTANCY (MORAY) LIMITED

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SC488116 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-03
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
£138.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £138,462
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,706 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£138k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£62k£92k£123k£154kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£138.5k£146.2k
Current assets£148.5k£153.8k
Net assets£138.5k£146.2k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-27
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  3. 2023-06-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-06-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-07
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-01
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    WOOD, Christina Mckenzie appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CALEDONIA CONSULTANCY (MORAY) LIMITED
  18. 2014-10-03
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    WOOD, Michael Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christina Mckenzie Wood
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2023
Mr Michael Joseph Wood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/09/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

3 Cluny Square
Buckie
AB56 1AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WOOD, Christina Mckenzie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-04-01
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WOOD, Michael Joseph→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-10-03
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29