C.T. ENGINEERING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC096134 · ltd · incorporated 1985-11-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£165.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £165,269
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£165k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£236k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £165.3k | £155.8k |
| Current assets | £235.7k | £186.9k |
| Net assets | £165.3k | £155.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-01➖GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie resigneddirector
- 2023-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-28➕COOK, Nathan appointeddirector
- 2022-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-11-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27➕MOORE, Mary appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-27➖GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-08-20➕GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie appointedsecretary
- 2017-09-02➖GRAHAM, Susan Anne resignedsecretary
- 2017-09-02➖GRAHAM, Susan Anne resigneddirector
- 2003-05-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-10-07➕GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie appointeddirector
- 1998-07-31➕GRAHAM, Susan Anne appointeddirector
- 1998-07-05➖GRAHAM, Robert Orr resigneddirector
- 1996-04-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1994-12-31➖GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie resigneddirector
- 1994-06-15➖GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie resignedsecretary
- 1994-06-15➕GRAHAM, Susan Anne appointedsecretary
- 1985-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1985-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs C.T. ENGINEERING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nathan Cook Individual · British · DOB 11/2002 · age 24 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jean Sorbie Grahamceased 01/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Second Floor Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
ML1 3AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
Active
COOK, Nathan→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2023-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-08-20 · resigned 2020-10-27
GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-06-15
GRAHAM, Susan Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-06-15 · resigned 2017-09-02
GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-10-07 · resigned 2023-05-01
GRAHAM, Jean Sorbie→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1994-12-31
GRAHAM, Robert Orr→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1998-07-05
GRAHAM, Susan Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1998-07-31 · resigned 2017-09-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 12/05/2003 | 27/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/12/1985 | 17/04/1996 |
Recent filings (114 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-01