COMPASS CASTLE SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC434645 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-12
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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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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.

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £1,373,680
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,578 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£281k£561k£842k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
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.

🔒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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-17
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2022-08-25
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  6. 2021-11-25
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    RAMSAY, William Clark resigned
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  7. 2021-11-25
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  8. 2021-09-30
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  9. 2020-12-30
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  10. 2020-12-28
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    RAMSAY, William Clark appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-11-06
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  12. 2020-10-01
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  13. 2020-09-30
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    JAY, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-12-02
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  15. 2019-12-02
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  16. 2019-11-20
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    HOYLAND, Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-11-20
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    JAY, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2018-09-27
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  20. 2018-09-21
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  21. 2018-09-21
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  22. 2018-09-10
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    HOYLAND, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-09-10
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    ISMAIL, Sadaf resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPASS CASTLE SCOTLAND LIMITED
  25. 2012-10-12
    ➕
    REHMAN, Fasih appointed
    director
  26. 2012-10-12
    ➕
    ISMAIL, Sadaf appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fasih Rehman
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

9-11 Bosville Terrace
Portree
Isle Of Skye
IV51 9DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

REHMAN, Fasih→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOYLAND, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2018-09-10 · resigned 2019-11-20
Resigned
ISMAIL, Sadaf→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-12 · resigned 2018-09-10
Resigned
JAY, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-20 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
RAMSAY, William Clark→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-28 · resigned 2021-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30