CALDWELL & DEMPSTER LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC691994 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£57.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £57,401
Net assets shrinking
Down £51,854 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£78k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.4k | £126.3k |
| Current assets | £172.0k | £261.3k |
| Cash | £78.2k | £135.8k |
| Debtors | £93.9k | £125.5k |
| Net assets | £57.4k | £109.3k |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-05-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CALDWELL & DEMPSTER LIMITED
- 2021-03-12➕CALDWELL, Fergus Gordon appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12➕CALDWELL, Maureen Ann appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12➕DEMPSTER, Allison appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12➕DEMPSTER, Craig Grant appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CALDWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-25
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
Silverbank
North Deeside Road
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
AB31 5PY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-11
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CALDWELL, Fergus Gordon→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALDWELL, Maureen Ann→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2021-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEMPSTER, Allison→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEMPSTER, Craig Grant→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-05-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-23