COMPASS CASTLE SCOTLAND LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.09M | £3.59M |
| Current assets | £81.9k | £391.0k |
| Cash | £29.7k | £366.8k |
| Debtors | £52.1k | £24.2k |
| Net assets | £1.37M | £1.40M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-25➖RAMSAY, William Clark resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-12-28➕RAMSAY, William Clark appointedsecretary
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-30➖JAY, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2019-12-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-12-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-11-20➖HOYLAND, Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-20➕JAY, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-09-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-09-10➕HOYLAND, Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-10➖ISMAIL, Sadaf resignedsecretary
- 2012-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs COMPASS CASTLE SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2012-10-12➕REHMAN, Fasih appointeddirector
- 2012-10-12➕ISMAIL, Sadaf appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fasih Rehman Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
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