CABEEZ LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC326445 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
47 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-17
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2016-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-07-10
    MCLEOD, Russell appointed
    director
  18. 2007-07-10
    MNA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2007-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CABEEZ LIMITED
  20. 2007-06-27
    SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-06-27
    MNA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Group structure

Rainbow Cars Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rainbow Cars Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CABEEZ LIMITED
This company · SC326445

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rainbow Cars Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/07/2017

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
Incorporated2007-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

37 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
Aberdeen City
AB10 1YN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-27
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Active
MCLEOD, Russell
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-07-10
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Active
MNA NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2007-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-27