COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC505722 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-12

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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

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: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-05-31	2023-05-31
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-02-27
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2024-02-27
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2023-02-22
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accounts · AA
2022-02-26
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accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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accounts · AA
2020-02-17
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accounts · AA
2019-02-12
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accounts · AA
2018-08-01
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gazette · DISS40
2018-07-31
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-02-20
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accounts · AA
2017-02-09
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accounts · AA
2016-06-08
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annual-return · AR01
2016-06-08
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officers · TM01
2015-09-24
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GALLACHER, David Davidson resigned
director
2015-07-15
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officers · AP01
2015-05-12
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Company incorporated
As COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LIMITED
2015-05-12
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GALLACHER, Richard David appointed
director
2015-05-12
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GALLACHER, David Davidson appointed
director
2015-05-12
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incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100

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.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard David Gallacher Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2015-05-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Valentine Court

Dunsinane Industrial Estate

Dundee

DD2 3QB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-29

Last: 2025-04-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GALLACHER, Richard David→

director · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-12

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Active

GALLACHER, David Davidson→

director · ~75y · appointed 2015-05-12 · resigned 2015-09-24

Resigned

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