CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC182936 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-12

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (9 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2025-10-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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MARSHALL, Alison resigned
director
2024-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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GRANT, Stephen Ross appointed
director
2024-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-01
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CCW RESOURCES LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-02-01
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CLARKE, John Bernard resigned
nominee-director
2024-02-01
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COTTON, Stephen Michael resigned
director
2023-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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officers · CH04
2023-02-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-31
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BELL, David Graham appointed
director
2019-08-31
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DEWAR, Michael James appointed
director
2019-08-31
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GILLIES, Fraser Anthony Brian appointed
director
2019-08-31
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LONG, Kenneth Burnie appointed
director
2019-08-31
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MACDONALD, Ian appointed
director
2019-08-31
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MACLEOD, Angus George appointed
director
2019-08-31
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MILLAR, Colin John appointed
director
2019-08-31
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O'NEILL, Martin Thomas Burnett appointed
director
2019-08-31
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MARSHALL, Alison appointed
director
2015-02-01
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CCW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-02-01
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CCW RESOURCES LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-03-31
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WILSON, Carolyn Ann Buchanan resigned
director
2003-10-31
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CCW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-10-31
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CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-10-31
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GREEN, Alison Thomson resigned
director
2003-10-31
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PAGAN, Charles William resigned
director
2003-10-31
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WILSON, Carolyn Ann Buchanan appointed
director
2000-02-01
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CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-02-01
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PAGAN MACBETH resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-06
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PAGAN, Charles William appointed
director
1998-02-25
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COTTON, Stephen Michael appointed
director
1998-02-12
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Company incorporated
As CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED
1998-02-12
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PAGAN MACBETH appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-02-12
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CLARKE, John Bernard appointed
nominee-director

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Wright Johnston & Mackenzie Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Wright Johnston & Mackenzie Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED

This company · SC182936

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
Wright Johnston & Mackenzie Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	13/02/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Stephen Michael Cottonceased 13/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Bernard Clarkeceased 13/02/2021· 25-50% shares · firm interest

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

Incorporated1998-02-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp

12 Hope Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4DB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-26

Last: 2026-02-12