COMPASS BUSINESS INSTALLATIONS LTD.

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SC339691 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-17
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£123.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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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
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £123,792
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£129k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£124k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£284k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£57k£113k£170k£227k£284kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£222.3k£210.2k
Current assets£283.7k£280.7k
Cash£129.5k£79.3k
Debtors£154.2k£201.4k
Net assets£123.8k£109.3k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-09-13
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  4. 2022-03-22
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  5. 2021-05-21
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  6. 2020-08-22
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  7. 2019-03-22
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  8. 2019-03-18
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  9. 2018-03-26
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  10. 2017-03-24
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  11. 2016-05-19
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  12. 2016-02-25
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  13. 2015-04-23
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  14. 2015-04-23
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  15. 2015-02-24
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  16. 2008-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2008-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPASS BUSINESS INSTALLATIONS LTD.
  18. 2008-03-17
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Denise Faye Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-17
    ➕
    STODDART, David Jim appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-17
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-03-17
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-17
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2008-03-17
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 David Jim Stoddart
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 Forties Campus Europarc
Rosyth
Dunfermline
KY11 2WP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DONALDSON, Denise Faye Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-17
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Active
STODDART, David Jim→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-03-17
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2008-03-17
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2008-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property17/06/2008—
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Recent filings (50 total)

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2026-03-19
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2025-09-22
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2025-04-14
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2024-09-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
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accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
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accounts · AA
2022-03-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-03-22