CC SOUTH LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC542277 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-09
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200200

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

Last 30 days
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2024-11-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-27
    COLEMAN, Nicholas resigned
    director
  10. 2021-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-06-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-06-15
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-06-08
    COLEMAN, Nicholas appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-24
    MCPHERSON, Finlay resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-04-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2016-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CC SOUTH LTD
  21. 2016-08-09
    CAMPBELL, Alistair appointed
    director
  22. 2016-08-09
    MCPHERSON, Finlay appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting09/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nicholas Colemanceased 05/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Killearn Mill
Killearn
Glasgow
G63 9LQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Alistair
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-08-09
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Active
MCPHERSON, Finlay
secretary · appointed 2016-08-09 · resigned 2018-04-24
Resigned
COLEMAN, Nicholas
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-06-08 · resigned 2021-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22