CUSTOM CARPENTRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

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SC766838 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-21
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
£26.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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, 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 (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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,321

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 936% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 900% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£26.3k£2.9k
Current assets£35.0k£3.5k
Cash£4.0k
Debtors£26.9k
Net assets£26.3k£2.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
    THOMPSON BROWN, Luke Allan resigned
    director
  3. 2025-03-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-05-21
    THOMPSON BROWN, Kirsty appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CUSTOM CARPENTRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  10. 2023-04-21
    THOMPSON BROWN, Luke Allan appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-21
    📄
    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
Mrs Kirsty Thompson Brown
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Luke Allan Thompson Brownceased 31/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

38 Bridgend
Callander
FK17 8AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMPSON BROWN, Kirsty
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-05-21
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Active
THOMPSON BROWN, Luke Allan
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-21 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-21