CBB FACILITIES SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC709094 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-09
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£163.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £163,588
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,678 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£164k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £165.4k | £299.1k |
| Current assets | £103.2k | £250.7k |
| Net assets | £163.6k | £203.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16➕BARROWMAN, Debbie appointeddirector
- 2021-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CBB FACILITIES SERVICES LTD
- 2021-09-09➕BARROWMAN, Craig Boyd appointeddirector
- 2021-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Debbie Barrowman Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/09/2021 |
Mr Craig Boyd Barrowman Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
21 Ashbank Court
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 4TS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BARROWMAN, Craig Boyd→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARROWMAN, Debbie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-09