CONTEC DESIGN SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC344471 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-17

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

£326.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £326,326

Cash YoY

-33%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£151k

↓ 33% YoY

Net Worth

£326k

↑ 5.7% YoY

Current Assets

£356k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£348.4k	£334.1k
Current assets	£356.2k	£462.2k
Cash	£151.5k	£226.5k
Debtors	£204.7k	£235.7k
Net assets	£326.3k	£308.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-09-15
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2024-11-18
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2023-10-05
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accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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accounts · AA
2020-12-08
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accounts · AA
2019-12-10
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accounts · AA
2019-10-07
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address · AD01
2018-12-03
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accounts · AA
2017-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-19
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accounts · AA
2016-07-04
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-16
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accounts · AA
2015-07-14
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-12-17
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accounts · AA
2008-06-17
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Company incorporated
As CONTEC DESIGN SERVICES LTD
2008-06-17
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MILLER, Kevin James appointed
secretary
2008-06-17
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CAMPBELL, Kenneth appointed
director
2008-06-17
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MILLER, Kevin James appointed
director
2008-06-17
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SUTHERLAND, Ross appointed
director

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kevin James Miller Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Kenneth Campbell Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Ross Sutherland Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-06-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Tor Ness House

Thurso Enterprise Park

Thurso

KW14 7XW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MILLER, Kevin James→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-17

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Active

CAMPBELL, Kenneth→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-06-17

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MILLER, Kevin James→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-06-17

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Active

SUTHERLAND, Ross→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-06-17

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Active

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