C & I THREADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
11835397 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-19
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
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,901
Cash YoY
+121%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 121% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£4.9k£8.1k
Current assets£26.0k£35.1k
Cash£2.2k£983
Debtors£23.9k£34.2k
Net assets£4.9k£4.1k

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 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-19
    WALTHAM, Charles William resigned
    director
  5. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As C & I THREADING LTD
  14. 2019-02-19
    WALTHAM, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  15. 2019-02-19
    WALTHAM, Charles William appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Mr Matthew Charles Waltham
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 13a, Climax Works
Garnet Road
Leeds
LS11 5JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WALTHAM, Matthew Charles
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-02-19
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Active
WALTHAM, Charles William
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-02-19 · resigned 2025-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-12