15 CASTLE LTD

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SC871942 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-05
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
4 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-14
    DEXTER, Joanne Geraldine appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2025-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 15 CASTLE LTD
  6. 2025-12-05
    DEXTER, Alan David appointed
    director
  7. 2025-12-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan David Dexter
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/12/2025

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
Incorporated2025-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

90 Bk Plus
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-05
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEXTER, Alan David
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-12-05
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Active
DEXTER, Joanne Geraldine
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-04-14
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-05