C & I AGENCIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC158302 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-30
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-02-13
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    STEEDMAN & COMPANY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2009-02-13
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    TRAYNOR, John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-18
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    TRAYNOR, James resigned
    director
  19. 1997-06-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Kellock Limited
  20. 1997-02-11
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    TRAYNOR, John appointed
    director
  21. 1997-02-11
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    TRAYNOR, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-02-11
    ➕
    TRAYNOR, James appointed
    director
  23. 1995-05-31
    ➖
    SILVERSTONE, Alexandra resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-05-31
    ➖
    SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon resigned
    nominee-director
  25. 1995-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As C & I AGENCIES LIMITED
  26. 1995-05-30
    ➕
    SILVERSTONE, Alexandra appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1995-05-30
    ➕
    SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 John Traynor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2017
Mrs Catherine Traynor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · 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
Incorporated1995-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

3 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

STEEDMAN & COMPANY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAYNOR, John→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SILVERSTONE, Alexandra→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-30 · resigned 1995-05-31
Resigned
TRAYNOR, John→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-11 · resigned 2009-02-13
Resigned
SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1995-05-30 · resigned 1995-05-31
Resigned
TRAYNOR, James→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-02-11 · resigned 2008-03-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Kellock
Kellock Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property20/06/1997—
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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-02