C TEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC441076 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (80/100)

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

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2023-02-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-10-09
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    NAILIS, Mark Robert resigned
    director
  6. 2022-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-18
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As C TEN LTD
  18. 2013-01-24
    ➕
    WILSON, Callum Ross, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-24
    ➕
    NAILIS, Mark Robert 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

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 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Callum Ross Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Nailisceased 04/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

24 Lindsay Row
Rosewell
Midlothian
EH24 9EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILSON, Callum Ross, Dr→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-01-24
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Active
NAILIS, Mark Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-24 · resigned 2022-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-25