CM PIPING DESIGN LTD

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SC630836 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-17
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-05-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2022-05-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2022-04-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2020-10-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2020-10-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2019-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CM PIPING DESIGN LTD
  7. 2019-05-17
    MACKAY, Craig appointed
    director
  8. 2019-05-17
    📄
    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 7 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2021-05-17

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-05-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

61 Burnland Crescent
Elrick
Westhill
AB32 6JS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2021-05-17OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-05-30OVERDUE
Last: 2022-05-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACKAY, Craig
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-05-17
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-10-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-17