C.V. LABELS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC116848 · ltd · incorporated 1989-03-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.91M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 41). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,906,810
Net assets shrinking
Down £556,344 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£659k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.25M | £2.70M |
| Current assets | £1.87M | £2.43M |
| Cash | £658.9k | £1.29M |
| Debtors | £739.3k | £742.4k |
| Net assets | £1.91M | £2.46M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-05-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-02➖VEITCH, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-02➖VEITCH, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-01➕VEITCH, Ross appointeddirector
- 2018-07-01➖NEIL, William resigneddirector
- 2010-10-14➕CARR, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2000-06-16➕VEITCH, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-16➕NEIL, William appointeddirector
- 2000-06-08➖COLE, Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2000-06-08➖COLE, Thomas resigneddirector
- 1997-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1997-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1996-11-15🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1993-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1992-03-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Strathclyde Regional Council
- 1992-02-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1989-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1989-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs C.V. LABELS LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Carr Veitch Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Carr Veitch Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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C.V. LABELS LIMITED
This company · SC116848
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carr Veitch Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Veitchceased 02/04/2025· 75-100% shares · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
6-10 Mackintosh Place
South Newmoor Industrial Estate
Irvine
KA11 4JT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
CARR, Susan Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2010-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VEITCH, Ross→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLE, Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-06-08
VEITCH, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2025-04-02
COLE, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2000-06-08
NEIL, William→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2018-07-01
VEITCH, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2025-04-02
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/11/1996 | — | |
| satisfied | The Strathclyde Regional Council | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/03/1992 | 24/03/1997 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/02/1992 | 24/03/1997 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 19/07/1989 | 09/09/1993 |
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Recent filings (118 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09