C.C.S. ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC055812 · ltd · incorporated 1974-06-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28490
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-12-20
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  5. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-05-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-05-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-03-06
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    SENIOR, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2013-03-06
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    SENIOR, Diane appointed
    director
  19. 2006-04-30
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    SENIOR, Frances Sheila resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-03-19
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    SENIOR, Andrew Paul appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-03-31
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    SENIOR, Clifford resigned
    director
  22. 1997-03-04
    ➕
    SENIOR, Stephen Craig appointed
    director
  23. 1994-06-28
    ➖
    SENIOR, Clifford resigned
    secretary
  24. 1994-06-28
    ➕
    SENIOR, Frances Sheila appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-06-27
    ➕
    SENIOR, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  26. 1994-06-27
    ➖
    SENIOR, Frances Sheila resigned
    director
  27. 1974-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As C.C.S. ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Craig Senior
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2017
Mr Andrew Paul Senior
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28490 — SIC 28490

Registered office

6 Macadam Place
South Newmoor Industrial
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA11 4HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

SENIOR, Andrew Paul→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-19
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Active
SENIOR, Andrew Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-06-27
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Active
SENIOR, Carol Ann→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-06
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Active
SENIOR, Diane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-03-06
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Active
SENIOR, Stephen Craig→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-03-04
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Active
SENIOR, Clifford→
secretary · resigned 1994-06-28
Resigned
SENIOR, Frances Sheila→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-28 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
SENIOR, Clifford→
director · ~94y · resigned 1997-03-31
Resigned
SENIOR, Frances Sheila→
director · ~93y · resigned 1994-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-29