CALEDONIAN GROUP LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC677183 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-09
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-11➕LAIRD, William James Rory appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIAN GROUP LTD
- 2020-10-09➕LAIRD, Duncan Logan Stewart appointeddirector
- 2020-10-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duncan Logan Stewart Laird Individual · British · DOB 02/2002 · age 24 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/01/2021 |
Mr William Laird Individual · British · DOB 03/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CARDEN LIVESTOCK LIMITED→ SC281983 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| DON AGRI SERVICES LIMITED→ SC311614 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| DRONLEY FARMING LTD→ SC535245 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| ESPRESSTECH LTD→ SC516588 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| FIMM POTATOES LTD→ SC386777 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200
Registered office
East Memus Office Memus
Angus
Forfar
DD8 3TY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAIRD, Duncan Logan Stewart→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2020-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAIRD, William James Rory→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2021-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-21