CBW (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC267926 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-14

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£-5.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £5,447

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£5k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£-4.2k	£-4.2k
Current assets	£1.0k	£1.0k
Net assets	£-5.4k	£-5.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-11-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-11-01
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CARR, Henry Patrick appointed
director
2018-11-01
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COUPE, Stephen Edward resigned
director
2018-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-12-31
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AMOS, Natasha Tinsley resigned
director
2014-02-25
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MACLAREN, Robert Peter Michael resigned
secretary
2013-09-01
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AMOS, Natasha Tinsley appointed
director
2013-04-01
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MACLAREN, Robert Peter Michael appointed
secretary
2009-01-01
➖
ALBYN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATES resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-05-14
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Company incorporated
As CBW (UK) LIMITED
2004-05-14
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ALBYN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATES appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-05-14
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-14
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-14
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COUPE, Stephen Edward appointed
director
2004-05-14
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-05-14
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-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

55/100

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Henry Patrick Carr Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/11/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Stephen Edward Coupeceased 01/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-05-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Summit House

4-5 Mitchell Street

Edinburgh

EH6 7BD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-03OVERDUE

Last: 2024-12-20

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CARR, Henry Patrick→

director · ~35y · appointed 2018-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACLAREN, Robert Peter Michael→

secretary · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2014-02-25

Resigned

ALBYN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATES→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-05-14 · resigned 2009-01-01

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-14 · resigned 2004-05-14

Resigned

AMOS, Natasha Tinsley→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2015-12-31

Resigned

COUPE, Stephen Edward→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-05-14 · resigned 2018-11-01

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-14 · resigned 2004-05-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-30