CROMARTY 16 LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC582254 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-22
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£19.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
20 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,142
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,662 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£31kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£19.1k£29.8k
Current assets£20.0k£30.6k
Net assets£19.1k£29.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CROMARTY 16 LTD.
  13. 2017-11-22
    ➕
    LINNING, Sean appointed
    director
  14. 2017-11-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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.

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
Sean Linning
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting22/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Newton Terrace
Newton St
Greenock
PA16 8ST
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LINNING, Sean→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-11-22
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-22