TERRACAS LTD

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SC815539 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-380
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
7 filings
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £380

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
-£380
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£-380
Cash£100
Net assets£-380

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 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-11-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TERRACAS LTD
  6. 2024-07-04
    SMITH, Christopher Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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.)

Group structure

Cas (Holdings) Scotland Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cas (Holdings) Scotland Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
TERRACAS LTD
This company · SC815539

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cas (Holdings) Scotland Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Anthony Smithceased 21/10/2024· 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
Incorporated2024-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Christopher Anthony
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-07-04
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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-04