CORPORATE CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

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SC371303 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-18
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 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 accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-07-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-16
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    address · AD02
  6. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-18
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    KAYE, David Stanley resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-02-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-03
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  15. 2016-03-30
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  16. 2016-01-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-08-01
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    KAYE, David Stanley appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-02-10
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    READ, Brigitte resigned
    director
  19. 2010-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As CORPORATE CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
  20. 2010-01-18
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    GORDON, Laura Rochelle appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-18
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    READ, Brigitte appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Laura Rochelle Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

225 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GORDON, Laura Rochelle→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAYE, David Stanley→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2022-02-18
Resigned
READ, Brigitte→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-01-18 · resigned 2010-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-12