C.K. CONTRACTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC507003 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-28

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

55/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

55/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2023-09-26
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-09-26
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Company dissolved
2023-07-11
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-07-05
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2022-10-27
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legacy
capital · SH20
2022-10-27
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-10-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-25
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-02
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-07
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accounts · AA01
2016-06-02
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-28
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Company incorporated
As C.K. CONTRACTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
2015-05-28
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KING, Andy Moffat 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-09-26

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-10-27: legacy

Group structure

C.K. Contracts (Holdings) 2019 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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C.K. Contracts (Holdings) 2019 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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C.K. CONTRACTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · SC507003

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
C.K. Contracts (Holdings) 2019 Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/05/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Moffat Kingceased 20/05/2019· 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-05-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Langstilly Farm

Lochwinnoch

Renfrewshire

PA12 4DR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2022-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

KING, Andy Moffat→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-28

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Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2023-09-26

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2023-07-11

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2023-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-04

capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure

capital · SH19

2022-10-27

legacy

capital · SH20

2022-10-27

legacy

insolvency · CAP-SS

2022-10-27

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2022-10-27

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2022-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-14

confirmation-statement

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-06-06

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-06-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-07-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-01