CABWORKS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC456399 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£52.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,569
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,999 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£53k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£41k£61k£81k£101kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£52.6k£88.6k
Current assets£58.3k£101.4k
Net assets£52.6k£88.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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  4. 2022-05-27
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  5. 2021-08-21
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  6. 2021-05-24
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  7. 2020-05-22
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  8. 2019-05-31
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  9. 2018-05-11
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  12. 2016-06-03
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  13. 2015-08-28
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  16. 2013-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CABWORKS LTD
  17. 2013-08-09
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    DOCHERTY, Annie Robertson appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-09
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    DOCHERTY, Darren appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Annie Robertson Docherty
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest01/08/2016
Mr Darren Docherty
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

16 Hillview Road
Edinburgh
EH12 8QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DOCHERTY, Annie Robertson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-08-09
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DOCHERTY, Darren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-08-09
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Recent filings (27 total)

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2025-08-22
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2025-05-29
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2024-08-20
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2024-05-29
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2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
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accounts · AA
2020-05-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21
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accounts · AA
2019-05-31