6 C'S MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08076070 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-21
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
31 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,006
Cash YoY
+279%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↑ 279% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 212% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£7k£235£7k£14k£21k£27kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-2.0k£-6.5k
Current assets£27.3k£8.7k
Cash£26.9k£7.1k
Debtors£1.1k
Net assets£-2.0k£-6.5k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2025-04-29
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  4. 2025-04-28
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  5. 2024-02-26
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  6. 2023-03-24
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  7. 2022-06-01
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  8. 2021-06-29
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  9. 2020-02-27
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  10. 2019-02-27
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  11. 2018-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-17
    KELSEY, Darryl Wayne appointed
    director
  13. 2017-07-17
    KELSEY, Sara resigned
    director
  14. 2017-07-17
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-07-17
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  16. 2017-02-27
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  17. 2016-06-02
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  18. 2016-02-24
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  19. 2012-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 6 C'S MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2012-05-21
    KELSEY, Sara 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sara Kelsey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

53 Juniper Way
Gainsborough
DN21 1GW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KELSEY, Darryl Wayne
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-07-17
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Active
KELSEY, Sara
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-05-21 · resigned 2017-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27