CALDER PROPERTY TRADING (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC774728 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£1
Current assets£1
Net assets£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALDER PROPERTY TRADING (SCOTLAND) LTD
  5. 2023-07-04
    CALDER, Donnie John appointed
    director
  6. 2023-07-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CALDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donnie John Calder
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/07/2023

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
Incorporated2023-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Craig
Cromlet Drive
Invergordon
IV18 0BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CALDER, Donnie John
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-07-04
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Recent filings (6 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-04