COMMISSIONING CONSULTANT SERVICES LTD

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SC659995 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£40.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
16 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,200
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,723 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 46% YoY
Cash YoY
-46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↓ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£40.2k£59.9k
Current assets£40.9k£75.1k
Cash£40.9k£75.1k
Net assets£40.2k£59.9k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMMISSIONING CONSULTANT SERVICES LTD
  11. 2020-04-27
    CAMPBELL, Frederick Wilhelm appointed
    director
  12. 2020-04-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Frederick Wilhelm Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
75100%
75-100% shares27/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

30 Glasgow Road
Edinburgh
EH12 8HL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Frederick Wilhelm
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-04-27
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-24