CDS COLLECTION AND TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
07408509 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
  • 45112SIC 45112
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £3,053

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£2.3k
Current assets£18.8k
Net assets£3.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-05-25
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-03-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-15
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Fiaz appointed
    director
  17. 2017-04-15
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    MAHMOOD, Fiaz resigned
    director
  18. 2015-09-07
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    MAHMOOD, Omair appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-07
    ➖
    ARNOLD, Sharon Louise resigned
    director
  20. 2015-09-07
    ➖
    BANKS, Leslie resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-07
    ➖
    FELL, Helen Margaret resigned
    director
  22. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    ARNOLD, Sharon Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    FELL, Helen Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2013-12-06
    ➖
    MILLER, Terrence resigned
    director
  25. 2010-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CDS COLLECTION AND TRADING LTD
  26. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    BANKS, Leslie appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    MILLER, Terrence appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Omair Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

306 Zellig Gibb Street
Birmingham
B9 4AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Omair→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARNOLD, Sharon Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2015-09-07
Resigned
BANKS, Leslie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2015-09-07
Resigned
FELL, Helen Margaret→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2015-09-07
Resigned
MAHMOOD, Fiaz→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-04-15 · resigned 2017-04-15
Resigned
MILLER, Terrence→
director · ~89y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2013-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25