CAL CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC756915 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-10
    LEACH, Thomas Culhwch resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-26
    LEACH, Thomas Culhwch appointed
    director
  7. 2024-02-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAL CONSULTING LTD
  10. 2023-01-30
    LEACH, Christopher Alexander appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Christopher Alexander Leach
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Culhwch Leachceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2023-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Mandalore Denhead Of Orrock
Balmedie
Aberdeen
AB23 8YN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEACH, Christopher Alexander
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-01-30
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Active
LEACH, Thomas Culhwch
director · ~22y · appointed 2024-02-26 · resigned 2026-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-30