C L 2006 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC291464 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£48.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £48,171
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£30k
Net Worth
£48k
Current Assets
£66k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £64.5k | — |
| Current assets | £65.9k | — |
| Cash | £30.3k | — |
| Debtors | £26.6k | — |
| Net assets | £48.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-25➖HM SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-05-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-05-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-07-15📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-07-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23➖RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-23➕HM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-01-23➖RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen resigneddirector
- 2005-10-14➕RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➖RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-14➕RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen appointeddirector
- 2005-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs C L 2006 LIMITED
- 2005-10-10➕RICHARDSON, Calum Craig appointeddirector
- 2005-10-10➕RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Calum Craig Richardson Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Lindsay Ellen Richardsonceased 23/01/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
The Bay Fish And Chips
The Beach Promenade
Stonehaven
AB39 2RD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
RICHARDSON, Calum Craig→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2018-01-23
HM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-23 · resigned 2024-05-25
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2005-10-14
RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2018-01-23
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Recent filings (77 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10