COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC475448 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-16
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
£-13.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,780
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£309
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£14k-£11k-£7k-£4k-£1k£2kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-13.5k£-8.2k
Cash£309£2.1k
Net assets£-13.8k£-8.4k

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

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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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE LIMITED
  17. 2014-04-16
    STORRIER, Fergus Mcfarlane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Fergus Mcfarlane Storrier
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2017

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
Incorporated2014-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Claypotts Terrace
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1LD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STORRIER, Fergus Mcfarlane
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-16
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16