CALEDONIA FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC672887 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-02

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-09
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SUTHERLAND, Richard resigned
director
2025-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-21
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-31
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capital · SH02
2024-01-31
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-02
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Company incorporated
As CALEDONIA FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED
2020-09-02
➕
SUTHERLAND, Cristian appointed
director
2020-09-02
➕
SUTHERLAND, Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Cristian Sutherland Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/09/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Sutherlandceased 03/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Incorporated2020-09-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

9 Western Harbour View

Flat 18

Edinburgh

EH6 6PG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SUTHERLAND, Cristian→

director · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-02

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Active

SUTHERLAND, Richard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2020-09-02 · resigned 2025-10-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-17

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-11-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-15

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-02-26

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-11-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-11-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-11-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-15

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-06-17

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-04-12

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-03-04