CAC (NORTH EAST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09676299 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-17
    ORMSTON, Derrick John resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-10-01
    RICHARDSON, Paul William appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CAC (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
  20. 2015-07-08
    ORMSTON, Derrick John 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Cathryn Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control09/07/2016
Mr Paul William Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control07/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derrick John Ormstonceased 08/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Care Of Jfs Torbitt, 58 Durham Road
Birtley
Chester Le Street
Tyne And Wear
DH3 2QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Paul William
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
ORMSTON, Derrick John
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-07-08 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-07