CALEDONIA FOLK TOURS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC737328 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 400 | 400 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIA FOLK TOURS LTD
- 2022-07-04➕BROWN, Fiona Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-07-04➕GRIMM, Timothy Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-07-04➕HOPE, David Norman appointeddirector
- 2022-07-04➕WEBSTER, Alexis Jordan appointeddirector
- 2022-07-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
Braehouse
Touch
Stirling
FK8 3AH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Fiona Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-07-04
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GRIMM, Timothy Scott→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-07-04
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HOPE, David Norman→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-07-04
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WEBSTER, Alexis Jordan→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-04