CBL CORPORATE ADVISORY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC519300 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CBL CORPORATE ADVISORY LIMITED
- 2015-11-02➕CAMPBELL, Caroline Margaret appointeddirector
- 2015-11-02➕CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay appointeddirector
- 2015-11-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Caroline Margaret Campbell Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/12/2016 |
Mr Neil Mackay Campbell Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Cbl Group Limitedceased 02/12/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL STAR (UK) LIMITED→ SC259461 · est 2003 | £64.5k £47.5k–£81.5k | — | — | 0 | 22y | 82 | 70y |
| FOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED→ SC078072 · est 1982 | — | — | £89.2k | — | 44y | 83 | 87y |
| ANDREW BURNET & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC322681 · est 2007 | — | — | £10.2k | — | 19y | 82 | 69y |
| ANDY BURROWS CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC234701 · est 2002 | — | — | £150.9k | — | 23y | 82 | 62y |
| FAIR CITY AMUSEMENTS LIMITED→ SC041682 · est 1965 | — | — | — | 38 | 61y | 82 | 80y |
| FIONA FRASER LIMITED→ SC277909 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 400 | 21y | 82 | 68y |
| THE KELVIN CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ SC101776 · est 1986 | — | — | £1.11M | — | 39y | 82 | 80y |
| BELL INGRAM DESIGN LIMITED→ SC191406 · est 1998 | — | — | — | — | 27y | 81 | 63y |
| INNOVA PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED→ SC310019 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 300 | 19y | 81 | 61y |
| KC NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC126054 · est 1990 | — | — | — | 0 | 35y | 81 | 66y |
| KIPPEN CAMPBELL (TRUSTEES) LIMITED→ SC193777 · est 1999 | — | — | — | 0 | 27y | 81 | 66y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Earlston
Forgandenny
Perth
PH2 9DE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Caroline Margaret→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-02
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CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-11-02
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Recent filings (25 total)
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2026-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-24