C & M BUILDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC396163 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,470

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£8.5k
Current assets£8.3k
Cash£6.6k
Debtors£1.7k
Net assets£8.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-07
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2011-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C & M BUILDING LIMITED
  18. 2011-03-23
    ➕
    CALLANDER, Steven appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-23
    ➕
    CALLANDER, Steven appointed
    director
  20. 2011-03-23
    ➕
    MORRISON, Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-23
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-03-23
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-03-23
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2011-03-23
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

54/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Callander
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Graham Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

58 Wellside Road
Balloch
Inverness
IV2 7GS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CALLANDER, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-23
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Active
CALLANDER, Steven→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-03-23
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Active
MORRISON, Graham→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-23 · resigned 2011-03-23
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-03-23 · resigned 2011-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03