CAPITAL EVENTS EDINBURGH LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC606027 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-22
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-15.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,975
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£398
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 322% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£15k-£8k-£2k£5k£11k£18kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-15.0k£-3.5k
Current assets£13.3k£17.7k
Cash£398£2.8k
Debtors£12.9k£15.0k
Net assets£-15.0k£-3.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-11-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CAPITAL EVENTS EDINBURGH LTD
  13. 2018-08-22
    LITTLEJOHN, Joshua appointed
    director
  14. 2018-08-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Joshua Littlejohn
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Rfl House
Anderson Street
Dunblane
FK15 9AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LITTLEJOHN, Joshua
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-08-22
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27