COMPUTERS IN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC140850 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 £3,499
Cash YoY
+119%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 119% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 133% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£11k-£5k£765£6k£12k£18kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-302023-10-30
Total assets£3.5k£-10.6k
Current assets£17.9k£12.9k
Cash£6.1k£2.8k
Debtors£3.5k£1.7k
Net assets£3.5k£-10.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-02-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-02-09
    ➖
    WEIR, Graham resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-02-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-21
    ➕
    WEIR, Graham Gilchrist appointed
    director
  17. 2016-12-21
    ➖
    WEIR, Graham resigned
    director
  18. 2016-12-21
    ➖
    WEIR, Isabel Anne resigned
    director
  19. 1996-01-15
    ➕
    WEIR, Graham appointed
    secretary
  20. 1996-01-15
    ➕
    WEIR, Graham appointed
    director
  21. 1996-01-15
    ➕
    WEIR, Isabel Anne appointed
    director
  22. 1996-01-08
    ➖
    KUHLWILM, Janice Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 1996-01-08
    ➖
    KUHLWILM, Eric resigned
    director
  24. 1994-10-31
    ➖
    CAULFIELD, Brian Patrick resigned
    director
  25. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    CAULFIELD, Brian Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 1992-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMPUTERS IN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  27. 1992-10-21
    ➕
    KUHLWILM, Janice Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  28. 1992-10-21
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1992-10-21
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1992-10-21
    ➕
    KUHLWILM, Eric appointed
    director
  31. 1992-10-21
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1992-10-21
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Gilchrist Weir
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Graham Weirceased 28/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1992-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

14 G/L Myrekirk Terrace
Dundee
DD2 4SP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

WEIR, Graham Gilchrist→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KUHLWILM, Janice Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-21 · resigned 1996-01-08
Resigned
WEIR, Graham→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-15 · resigned 2023-02-09
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-10-21 · resigned 1992-10-21
Resigned
CAULFIELD, Brian Patrick→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 1994-10-31
Resigned
KUHLWILM, Eric→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-10-21 · resigned 1996-01-08
Resigned
WEIR, Graham→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-01-15 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned
WEIR, Isabel Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-01-15 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-10-21 · resigned 1992-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29