CCW WORLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC235907 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-27
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£431.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -30% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £431,240
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,934 YoY
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£154k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£431k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£341k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£87k£175k£262k£350k£437kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£450.3k£463.0k
Current assets£340.6k£414.1k
Cash£154.2k£220.7k
Debtors£56.0k£50.3k
Net assets£431.2k£437.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 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. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-08-24
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  6. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-18
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-09-29
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-27
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    MORRISON, David Kenneth appointed
    director
  12. 2021-09-27
    ➖
    MORRISON, William Angus resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-09-27
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    MORRISON, William Angus resigned
    director
  14. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2002-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CCW WORLD LIMITED
  20. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Duncan appointed
    director
  21. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    MORRISON, Donald John appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    MORRISON, William Angus appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-08-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    MORRISON, William Angus appointed
    director
  26. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-08-27
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Kenneth Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2021
Mr Duncan Maclean
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Donald John Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Angus Morrisonceased 27/09/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MACLEAN, Duncan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, David Kenneth→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, Donald John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, William Angus→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2021-09-27
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2002-08-27
Resigned
MORRISON, William Angus→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2021-09-27
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2002-08-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23