C L 2006 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC291464 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-10
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£48.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £48,171

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
Net Worth
£48k
Current Assets
£66k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£40k£53k£66kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£64.5k—
Current assets£65.9k—
Cash£30.3k—
Debtors£26.6k—
Net assets£48.2k—
Average employees—1600

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-25
    ➖
    HM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2024-05-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2022-07-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2022-07-15
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  15. 2022-07-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-23
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    HM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2018-01-23
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen resigned
    director
  22. 2005-10-14
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-14
    ➖
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-10-14
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen appointed
    director
  25. 2005-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C L 2006 LIMITED
  26. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Calum Craig appointed
    director
  27. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Calum Craig Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lindsay Ellen Richardsonceased 23/01/2018· 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
Incorporated2005-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

The Bay Fish And Chips
The Beach Promenade
Stonehaven
AB39 2RD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Calum Craig→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned
HM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-23 · resigned 2024-05-25
Resigned
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2005-10-14
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Lindsay Ellen→
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10