CENTRAL SCOTLAND ASBESTOS REMOVAL LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC195866 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building and industrial cleaning activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (78/100)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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-04📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2023-10-03📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2023-07-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31➕REILLY, Catherine Mckenna appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➖STIRRAT, Graham William resigneddirector
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1999-12-01➕REILLY, Catherine Mckenna appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-01➕STIRRAT, Graham William appointeddirector
- 1999-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL SCOTLAND ASBESTOS REMOVAL LTD.
- 1999-05-03➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-03➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-03➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-05-03➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Catherine Mckenna Reilly Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A. WALKER SERVICES LTD→ SC302028 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BRANNA BIOMASS ONE LTD→ SC630622 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BRONZED (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC402400 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| C & M PRISTINE DETAILING LIMITED→ SC787736 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CALDERGLEN PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC799925 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CAM CONSULTANCY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC815150 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CASTLEGATE CONSULTANTS LTD→ SC884500 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHARLEYBRADYSKIN LTD→ SC838880 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHARLIE'S EXTERIOR CLEANING LTD→ SC865165 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CINNABARRE LIMITED→ SC482827 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CLAROMA BEAUTY LTD→ SC868964 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLASSIC SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC168893 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81229 — Other building and industrial cleaning activities
Registered office
16 Hornock Road
Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
ML5 2QJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
REILLY, Catherine Mckenna→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REILLY, Catherine Mckenna→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-03 · resigned 1999-05-03
STIRRAT, Graham William→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2023-03-31
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-03 · resigned 1999-05-03
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-01-04
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-10-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12