CALLAWAY SSS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC605877 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
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 £8,242
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.2k | — |
| Current assets | £14.1k | — |
| Net assets | £8.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CALLAWAY SSS LIMITED
- 2018-08-21➕SIMPSON, Shona appointeddirector
- 2018-08-21➕SIMPSON, Stephen Alexander appointeddirector
- 2018-08-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Alexander Simpson Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2022 |
Mrs Shona Simpson Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
8 Inchberry Place
Fochabers
IV32 7QL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SIMPSON, Shona→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMPSON, Stephen Alexander→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21