CALEDONIA CONTAINERS LTD
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01➖GEORGE, Graham resigneddirector
- 2026-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-01➕GEORGE, Derek appointeddirector
- 2026-03-01➖MEECHAN, William resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-01➖MEECHAN, William resigneddirector
- 2025-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-12➕GEORGE, Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIA CONTAINERS LTD
- 2022-07-08➕MEECHAN, William appointedsecretary
- 2022-07-08➕MEECHAN, William appointeddirector
- 2022-07-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MEECHAN, William resigned 2026-03-01; GEORGE, Graham resigned 2026-04-01; MEECHAN, William resigned 2026-03-01
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Derek George Individual · British · DOB 11/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Graham Georgeceased 01/04/2026· 75-100% shares
- Mr William Meechanceased 01/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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