CBS PRIVATE CAPITAL SLP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166607 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 18 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
    CONNOR, Michael Sean appointed
    director
  5. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-21
    WHITE, Graham John resigned
    director
  8. 2023-05-16
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    address · AD01
  9. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-21
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  13. 2019-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-09
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  17. 2018-07-09
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  18. 2018-07-09
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    annual-return · RP04AR01
  19. 2017-12-13
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    officers · AP04
  20. 2017-12-08
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2017-12-08
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2014-12-31
    ROBSON, William David resigned
    director
  23. 2013-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2011-11-21
    JACKSON, Kevin appointed
    director
  25. 2011-11-21
    ROBSON, William David appointed
    director
  26. 2006-12-21
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-12-21
    NOBLE CORPORATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-12-31
    CHURCHILL, Stephen resigned
    director
  29. 2005-01-01
    CHURCHILL, Stephen appointed
    director
  30. 2004-12-31
    KEELING, Richard John Ratcliffe resigned
    director
  31. 2004-12-31
    PECK, Simon James Edward resigned
    director
  32. 2004-12-31
    THOMSON, Benjamin John Paget resigned
    director
  33. 2003-12-31
    SPEARMAN, Alexander Lochain resigned
    director
  34. 2003-12-09
    NOBLE CORPORATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2003-12-09
    NOBLE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2001-08-16
    PECK, Simon James Edward appointed
    director
  37. 2001-07-24
    SEDGWICK ROUGH, William Roger Peter resigned
    director
  38. 2001-07-16
    KEELING, Richard John Ratcliffe appointed
    director
  39. 2001-01-09
    PECK, Simon James Edward resigned
    director
  40. 2000-12-15
    NEWALL, Archibald Patrick resigned
    director
  41. 2000-10-31
    BENNETT, Fiona Marie Therese resigned
    director
  42. 1998-11-20
    BENNETT, Fiona Marie Therese appointed
    director
  43. 1998-11-20
    PECK, Simon James Edward appointed
    director
  44. 1998-11-20
    SEDGWICK ROUGH, William Roger Peter appointed
    director
  45. 1998-09-30
    DENOON DUNCAN, James Douglas resigned
    director
  46. 1998-09-30
    SMITHSON, Antony John resigned
    director
  47. 1998-09-29
    WHITE, Graham John appointed
    director
  48. 1996-10-04
    DENOON DUNCAN, James Douglas appointed
    director
  49. 1996-09-25
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 1996-09-25
    NOBLE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
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Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Queen's And Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer
Individual
75100%
75-100% 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
Incorporated1996-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-12-08
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Active
CONNOR, Michael Sean
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-06-29
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Active
JACKSON, Kevin
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-11-21
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Active
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-26 · resigned 1996-09-25
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2017-12-08
Resigned
NOBLE CORPORATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2006-12-21
Resigned
NOBLE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-09-25 · resigned 2003-12-09
Resigned
BENNETT, Fiona Marie Therese
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-11-20 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
CHURCHILL, Stephen
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
COUTTS, Maureen Sheila
nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-26 · resigned 1996-07-17
Resigned
DENOON DUNCAN, James Douglas
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
HARDIE, David
nominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1996-06-26 · resigned 1996-07-17
Resigned
HOOK, Christian Robert Macnachtan
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-07-17 · resigned 1996-07-17
Resigned
KEELING, Richard John Ratcliffe
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
NEWALL, Archibald Patrick
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-07-17 · resigned 2000-12-15
Resigned
PECK, Simon James Edward
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-08-16 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
PECK, Simon James Edward
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-11-20 · resigned 2001-01-09
Resigned
ROBSON, William David
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-11-21 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
ROSE, Kenneth Charles
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-07-17 · resigned 1996-07-17
Resigned
SEDGWICK ROUGH, William Roger Peter
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-11-20 · resigned 2001-07-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property05/04/2013
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Recent filings (132 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30