CTM SURFACING LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO301254 · llp · incorporated 2007-03-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2019-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-03-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-04-12
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  22. 2016-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  24. 2015-05-12
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  25. 2014-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2007-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CTM SURFACING LLP
  27. 2007-03-20
    ➕
    OSWALD, Carolyn Ann appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2007-03-20
    ➕
    OSWALD, David Robert appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Robert Oswald
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

101 Bandeath Industrial Estate
Throsk
Stirling
FK7 7NP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OSWALD, Carolyn Ann→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2007-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALD, David Robert→
llp-designated-member · ~52y · appointed 2007-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-03-21