CEDARWOOD CONTRACTORS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC588957 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-16

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
· Opportunity score: 76 → 68
· Hygiene score: 90 → 80
· PSC count: 1 → 0

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 76 → 68
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
↓PSC count: 1 → 0

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-27	2024-02-28
Average employees	0	—

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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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

2018-02-16
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Company incorporated
As CEDARWOOD CONTRACTORS LTD

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

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

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-02-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

75 Maxwellton Road

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA1 2RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last made up to: 2025-02-27

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14