C2 M2 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC176155 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-05
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £10,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£10k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£10.0k£10.0k
Current assets£10.0k£10.0k
Net assets£10.0k£10.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-12-31
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  7. 2019-09-25
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  8. 2018-09-28
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  9. 2017-09-28
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  10. 2016-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-19
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  12. 2015-10-03
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  13. 2015-06-26
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  14. 2014-10-06
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  15. 2014-08-07
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  16. 2013-10-04
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  17. 2002-12-31
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    MOUSDALE, Sandra Ann appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-12-31
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    HOLMS, William Henry resigned
    secretary
  19. 1997-07-02
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    MOUSDALE, David Michael appointed
    director
  20. 1997-07-02
    ➕
    HOLMS, William Henry appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-07-02
    ➖
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1997-07-02
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    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1997-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As C2 M2 LIMITED
  24. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Michael Mousdale
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Sandra Ann Mousdale
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1997-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

76 Dumbarton Road
Clydebank
Dunbartonshire
G81 1UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MOUSDALE, Sandra Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOUSDALE, David Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMS, William Henry→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 1997-07-02
Resigned
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 1997-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

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2025-09-29
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2025-06-26
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2024-09-27
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2024-06-06
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2023-09-29
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2023-06-16
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2022-09-30
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2022-06-27
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2021-09-30
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2021-06-14
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2020-12-31
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2020-06-11
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2019-09-25
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2019-06-24
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2018-09-28