CCW TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC256794 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-29

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 Mar 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

16 officers (10 active, 16 linked, 13 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

87 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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-10-28
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address · AD01
2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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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
2024-09-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-20
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officers · TM01
2024-04-05
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officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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GRANT, Stephen Ross appointed
director
2024-03-01
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CLARKE, John Bernard resigned
director
2024-03-01
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COTTON, Stephen Michael resigned
director
2023-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
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officers · CH01
2022-10-19
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2022-10-10
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accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
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
2008-03-31
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WILSON, Carolyn Ann Buchanan resigned
director
2003-09-29
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Company incorporated
As CCW TRUSTEES LIMITED
2003-09-29
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CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-09-29
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-29
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-29
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CLARKE, John Bernard appointed
director
2003-09-29
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COTTON, Stephen Michael appointed
director
2003-09-29
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WILSON, Carolyn Ann Buchanan appointed
director
2003-09-29
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-29
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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.

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Wright Johnston & Mackenzie Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CCW TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · SC256794

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 · 25-50% 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

Incorporated2003-09-29

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: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last: 2025-09-14