CASS N CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC354354 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-03
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-30
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2020-09-30
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-01
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    COATES, David Edgar resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    COATES, Josephine resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-13
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-12-01
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    COATES, David Edgar appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-12-01
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    COATES, David resigned
    director
  16. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-11
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-20
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    capital · SH01
  19. 2016-04-01
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CASS N CO LIMITED
  21. 2009-02-03
    ➕
    COATES, Josephine appointed
    director
  22. 2009-02-03
    ➕
    COATES, Josephine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-02-03
    ➕
    COATES, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
Mrs Josephine Coates
Individual · Maltese · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

18 Mallpark Road
Montrose
DD10 8NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COATES, Josephine→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COATES, David Edgar→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
COATES, Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-03 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
COATES, David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-02-03 · resigned 2018-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04