CALDER FENCING LIMITED

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SC503321 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees400200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-29
    ➖
    DTK ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2024-04-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CALDER FENCING LIMITED
  18. 2015-04-15
    ➕
    CALDER, Robert Mcgregor appointed
    director
  19. 2015-04-15
    ➕
    DTK ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2015-04-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CALDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Mcgregor Calder
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-04-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

The Bungalow Pitlandie Farm
Stanley
Perth
PH1 4PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-29
Last: 2025-04-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CALDER, Robert Mcgregor→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-04-15
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Active
DTK ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-15 · resigned 2024-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-25