CAMPBELL - GILL ASSOCIATES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC573937 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-16
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-06-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-06-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-21➖GILL, Maureen Mary resigneddirector
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMPBELL - GILL ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2017-08-16➕CAMPBELL, Duncan Stenhouse appointeddirector
- 2017-08-16➕GILL, Maureen Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Duncan Stenhouse Campbell Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/08/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Maureen Mary Gillceased 21/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2017-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Registered office
29 Commercial Street
Dundee
DD1 3DG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Duncan Stenhouse→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILL, Maureen Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-08-16 · resigned 2023-09-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-06-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08