CCADS CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC435160 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£521.8k
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70221Financial management
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: 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 (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, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £521,820
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£130k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£522k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£130k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£104k£209k£313k£417k£522kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-222024-04-22
Total assets£525.9k£514.2k
Current assets£130.4k£120.4k
Cash£130.4k£120.4k
Net assets£521.8k£510.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-10
    ➕
    SHIELDS, David appointed
    director
  4. 2023-11-10
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Moira resigned
    director
  5. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-27
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Moira appointed
    director
  12. 2020-09-27
    ➖
    SHIELDS, Claire resigned
    director
  13. 2020-09-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-10-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CCADS CONSULTING LIMITED
  21. 2012-10-22
    ➕
    SHIELDS, Claire appointed
    director

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

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Ms Claire Shields
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Rosslyn
Duchal Road
Kilmacolm
Renfrewshire
PA13 4AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last made up to: 2025-04-22
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHIELDS, David→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-10
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, Moira→
director · ~88y · appointed 2020-09-27 · resigned 2023-11-10
Resigned
SHIELDS, Claire→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-22 · resigned 2020-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-27