C-MIST LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC313605 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
50 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.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs C-MIST LIMITED
- 2006-12-18➕LAFTAVI, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-18➕LAFTAVI, Mehdi appointeddirector
- 2006-12-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-18➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-18➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-12-18➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mehdi Laftavi Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Heriot-Watt University
Research Park
Edinburgh
EH14 4AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LAFTAVI, Mehdi→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2006-12-18
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2006-12-18
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-16