CERTUS KEYHOLDING LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC546019 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-22

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

—

year to Dec 2019

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

55/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 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

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2019-12-31	2018-12-31
Average employees	200	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2021-07-27
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-07-27
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Company dissolved
2021-05-11
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-04-29
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dissolution · DS01
2020-07-22
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accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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accounts · AA
2018-06-19
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accounts · AA
2017-10-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-10-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2017-10-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-05
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officers · CH01
2017-10-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-05
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address · AD01
2017-10-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-04
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address · AD01
2017-10-04
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officers · CH01
2017-10-04
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2017-10-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-04
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officers · CH01
2017-10-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-04
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2017-10-04
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2016-09-22
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Company incorporated
As CERTUS KEYHOLDING LTD
2016-09-22
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MCCANN, Richard James appointed
secretary
2016-09-22
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MCCANN, Richard James appointed
director
2016-09-22
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MCCANN, Victoria Elizabeth Carey appointed
director

Owner dependency

71/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-07-27

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard James Mccann Individual · English · DOB 12/1980 · age 46	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	22/09/2016
Ms Victoria Elizabeth Carey Mccann Individual · English · DOB 08/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	22/09/2016

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

Incorporated2016-09-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

82 St. Stephen Street

Edinburgh

EH3 5AQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2019-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

MCCANN, Richard James→

secretary · appointed 2016-09-22

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Active

MCCANN, Richard James→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-09-22

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Active

MCCANN, Victoria Elizabeth Carey→

director · ~44y · appointed 2016-09-22

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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2021-07-27

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2021-05-11

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2021-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-10-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2019-06-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-11-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2018-06-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2017-10-05

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2017-10-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2017-10-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2017-10-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2017-10-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2017-10-05