C C PRODUCTS LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
10903735 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-08
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-43.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,305
Very low cash
Cash position: £35
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£43k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£353
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£59k-£48k-£36k-£24k-£12k£418Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-302023-08-30
Total assets£3.6k£-12.5k
Current assets£353£418
Cash£35£35
Debtors£18£83
Net assets£-43.3k£-59.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-08-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-06-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2026-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-09-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2024-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2024-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2024-04-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-03-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  21. 2024-02-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2023-08-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2018-07-16
    HAILSTONE, Christine Anne resigned
    director
  24. 2017-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C C PRODUCTS LIMITED
  25. 2017-08-08
    GREEST, Charlotte appointed
    director
  26. 2017-08-08
    HAILSTONE, Christine Anne 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

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Charlotte Hailstone
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/08/2017
Mrs Christine Anne Hailstone
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

T/As Carlton Cafe
49 Courtenay Street
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2QN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GREEST, Charlotte
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-08-08
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Active
HAILSTONE, Christine Anne
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-08-08 · resigned 2018-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25