CHINA PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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SC252433 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£689.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
56 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £689,057
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£141k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£689k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£214k£428k£642k£856k£1.1mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£719.4k£705.6k
Current assets£1.07M£1.06M
Cash£140.8k£100.3k
Debtors£929.1k£957.9k
Net assets£689.1k£669.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-25
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  2. 2024-05-20
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  3. 2023-06-07
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  4. 2022-07-28
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  5. 2021-07-26
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  6. 2020-10-30
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  7. 2019-07-31
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  8. 2018-07-30
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  9. 2017-07-28
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  10. 2016-07-22
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  11. 2015-08-02
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  12. 2015-07-31
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  13. 2014-08-21
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  14. 2014-07-28
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  15. 2014-03-04
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  16. 2012-06-30
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    EASDALE, Isobel resigned
    director
  17. 2004-10-05
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    EASDALE, Isobel appointed
    director
  18. 2004-10-05
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    GLOVER, John Alan resigned
    director
  19. 2003-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CHINA PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  20. 2003-07-08
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    EASDALE, Martin Thomas appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-08
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    EASDALE, Martin Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-07-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-07-08
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    GLOVER, John Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2003-07-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-07-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Martin Thomas Easdale
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

29 Brandon Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 6DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

EASDALE, Martin Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EASDALE, Martin Thomas→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2003-07-08
Resigned
EASDALE, Isobel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-10-05 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
GLOVER, John Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2004-10-05
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2003-07-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-07-25
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2025-07-11
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2024-07-11
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2024-05-20
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2023-07-18
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2023-06-07
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2022-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
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2021-07-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
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2020-10-30
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2020-07-08
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2019-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-30