CEKRA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC541286 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-27
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£16.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (78/100)

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
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,468
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,181 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£31k£39kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£27.4k£36.2k
Current assets£28.7k£38.7k
Net assets£16.5k£21.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2019-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2019-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-01-01
    ➖
    FOREMNIAK, Daniel Jacek resigned
    director
  15. 2016-11-22
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    FOREMNIAK, Daniel Jacek appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CEKRA LTD
  18. 2016-07-27
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    KACZMARCZYK, Rafal appointed
    director
  19. 2016-07-27
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    incorporation-company
    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

45/100
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.

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 Rafal Kaczmarczyk
Individual · Polish · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest27/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 11 North Peffer Place
Edinburgh
EH16 4UZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KACZMARCZYK, Rafal→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-07-27
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Active
FOREMNIAK, Daniel Jacek→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-24