CUSTOM CABLE ASSEMBLIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC345373 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-07
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100300

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-08-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2017-02-24
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-02-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-02-17
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    WATSON, George resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-02-17
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    O'NEILL, Katie resigned
    director
  17. 2017-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-02-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2017-02-16
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    WATSON, Mary Jane resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-02-16
    ➖
    WATSON, Mary Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2017-01-14
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    WATSON, George appointed
    secretary
  22. 2017-01-14
    ➖
    DYASON, Deborah Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2017-01-14
    ➖
    PEARCE, Lee resigned
    director
  24. 2016-11-24
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    WATSON, George appointed
    director
  25. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    DYASON, Deborah Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Katie appointed
    director
  27. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    PEARCE, Lee appointed
    director
  28. 2008-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CUSTOM CABLE ASSEMBLIES LIMITED
  29. 2008-07-07
    ➕
    WATSON, Mary Jane appointed
    secretary
  30. 2008-07-07
    ➕
    WATSON, Mary Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 George Watson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Mary Jane Watsonceased 17/02/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

27 Dunvegan Court
Glenrothes
KY6 2BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

WATSON, George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, George→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-14 · resigned 2017-02-17
Resigned
WATSON, Mary Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2017-02-16
Resigned
DYASON, Deborah Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-24 · resigned 2017-01-14
Resigned
O'NEILL, Katie→
director · ~34y · appointed 2016-11-24 · resigned 2017-02-17
Resigned
PEARCE, Lee→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-11-24 · resigned 2017-01-14
Resigned
WATSON, Mary Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2017-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-31