CTB DRILLING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC697877 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | -200 | -200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CTB DRILLING LIMITED
- 2021-05-06➕MCARA, Laura appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-06➕BRIGHT, Christopher Thomson appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➕MCARA, Laura appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Thomson Bright Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/05/2021 |
Laura Mcara Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Correen
12 Stewart Drive
Alford
AB33 8UG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BRIGHT, Christopher Thomson→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCARA, Laura→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (13 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-06