CABCOM (SCOTLAND) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC186818 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wireless telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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  2. 2025-03-27
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  3. 2024-03-28
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  4. 2023-03-31
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  5. 2022-09-13
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  6. 2022-09-13
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  7. 2022-03-30
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  8. 2021-12-13
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    FRASER, Adam Edward resigned
    director
  9. 2021-03-29
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  10. 2020-03-30
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  11. 2020-03-30
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  12. 2020-03-30
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  13. 2019-03-28
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  14. 2018-09-03
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  15. 2018-06-18
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  16. 2018-06-18
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  17. 2012-06-30
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    VEITCH, Robert resigned
    director
  18. 2011-07-01
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    HOPE, John Douglas appointed
    director
  19. 2003-11-21
    ➖
    NAPIER, Alan James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-11-21
    ➖
    NAPIER, Alan James resigned
    director
  21. 2003-10-27
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    LOTHIAN SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1998-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CABCOM (SCOTLAND) LTD.
  23. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    NAPIER, Alan James appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    TRAINER, Diane appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-06-16
    ➖
    TRAINER, Diane resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    FRASER, Adam Edward appointed
    director
  27. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 1998-06-16
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    NAPIER, Alan James appointed
    director
  30. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  31. 1998-06-16
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    VEITCH, Robert 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

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Douglas Hope
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Adam Edward Fraserceased 09/09/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1998-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61200 — Wireless telecommunications activities

Registered office

4 Lothian Street
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 1DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

LOTHIAN SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPE, John Douglas→
director · ~36y · appointed 2011-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAPIER, Alan James→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2003-11-21
Resigned
TRAINER, Diane→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 1998-06-16
Resigned
FRASER, Adam Edward→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2021-12-13
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 1998-06-16
Resigned
NAPIER, Alan James→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2003-11-21
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 1998-06-16
Resigned
VEITCH, Robert→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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2026-03-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
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accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16