CEG (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC429408 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£775.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £775,721

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£708k
Net Worth
£776k
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
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£0£241k£482k£723k£964k£1.2mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£788.8k—
Current assets£1.21M—
Cash£707.6k—
Debtors£497.5k—
Net assets£775.7k—

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 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2023-11-21
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  3. 2023-01-30
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  4. 2022-07-01
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  5. 2022-07-01
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  6. 2022-07-01
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  7. 2022-07-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-24
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    capital · SH01
  10. 2021-01-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2021-01-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-18
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-06-05
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-16
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-12-03
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2018-11-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  20. 2012-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As CEG (UK) LIMITED
  21. 2012-07-31
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Clift Eric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jake Ewan Graham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1995 · age 31
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/12/2021
Miss Molly Jayne Graham
Individual · British · DOB 03/2001 · age 25
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/12/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Clift Eric Grahamceased 16/12/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mrs Wendy Jane Grahamceased 16/12/2021· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

3 Gordon Avenue
Hillington Park
Glasgow
G52 4TG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GRAHAM, Clift Eric→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-07-31
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge—26/11/2018—
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-01-19