CAPPROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC322820 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-03

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	300	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
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BUGLASS, Ian resigned
director
2023-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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BUGLASS, Alison Margaret appointed
secretary
2022-07-13
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J M TAYLOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2022-07-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-07-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-01
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BUGLASS, Mark appointed
director
2021-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-05-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2007-05-03
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Company incorporated
As CAPPROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2007-05-03
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J M TAYLOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-05-03
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BUGLASS, Ian appointed
director
2007-05-03
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RODGER, Marie Lyn appointed
nominee-director
2007-05-03
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RODGER, Marie Lyn resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Buglass Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/10/2021
Mr Ian Buglass Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Jacqueline Buglassceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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DAMAJA 1999→ SC468116 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
DARREN CLARK ENERGY SERVICES LTD→ SC787950 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
DARREN J. INGRAM LTD.→ SC270987 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
DASHSTREAM LIMITED→ SC122631 · est 1990 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	36y	—	—
DAVE LOGGIE GARDENING SERVICES LTD.→ SC258804 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
DAVID H ROSS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC500442 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
DCM SUBSEA LTD→ SC712751 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
DEESIDE DANCE CENTRE LTD.→ SC369898 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-05-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cherrydale

Keig

Alford

Aberdeenshire

AB33 8DA

Scotland

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)

BUGLASS, Alison Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2022-07-13

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Active

BUGLASS, Mark→

director · ~60y · appointed 2021-10-01

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Active

J M TAYLOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2022-07-13

Resigned

BUGLASS, Ian→

director · ~81y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2023-07-20

Resigned

RODGER, Marie Lyn→

nominee-director · ~48y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2007-05-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-28

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-07-13

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-07-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-07-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-13

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-06-13

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-28