COMGAS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC335771 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-03

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	100	100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-06
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FINN, Kevin resigned
director
2025-10-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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SYME, Brian James appointed
director
2025-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-13
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officers · TM02
2020-02-10
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FINN, Margaret Laboure resigned
secretary
2019-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-01-04
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FINN, Margaret Laboure appointed
secretary
2015-12-31
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NAIRN, Pauline resigned
secretary
2008-01-03
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Company incorporated
As COMGAS LTD.
2008-01-03
➕
NAIRN, Pauline appointed
secretary
2008-01-03
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-01-03
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-01-03
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FINN, Kevin appointed
director
2008-01-03
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-01-03
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brian James Syme Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/10/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Kevin Peter Finnceased 31/10/2025· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-01-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

35 Currievale Park Currievale Park

Currie

EH14 5TL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-21

Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SYME, Brian James→

director · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FINN, Margaret Laboure→

secretary · appointed 2016-01-04 · resigned 2020-02-10

Resigned

NAIRN, Pauline→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2015-12-31

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-01-03

Resigned

FINN, Kevin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2025-10-06

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-01-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-11-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-11-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-04