CADEMUIR TOOLMAKING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC626191 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-01
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 28490SIC 28490
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-13
    WALKER, Carol Ann resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-06-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2020-04-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-02-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2020-02-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CADEMUIR TOOLMAKING LIMITED
  18. 2019-04-01
    WALKER, Brian appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-01
    WALKER, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2019-04-01
    📄
    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 age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14

Group structure

Cademuir Engineering Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cademuir Engineering Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CADEMUIR TOOLMAKING LIMITED
This company · SC626191

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cademuir Engineering Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest11/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Cademuir Toolmaking Limitedceased 11/02/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Borders
TD9 9BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WALKER, Brian
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
WALKER, Carol Ann
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2026-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31