CCRS BROKERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC345403 · 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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£60.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
86 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£60k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£60.0k£60.0k
Debtors£222.8k£222.8k
Net assets£60.0k£60.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-25
    SWANN, Andrew David resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-02-25
    SWANN, Andrew David resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-08-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-08-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2022-08-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-08-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-08-15
    ALLORI, David Gabriel appointed
    director
  18. 2022-08-15
    CAMPBELL, Catriona resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-08-15
    SWANN, Andrew David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2022-08-15
    CAMPBELL, Neil Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2022-08-15
    SWANN, Andrew David appointed
    director
  22. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-08-20
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  24. 2021-08-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  25. 2021-08-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  26. 2021-05-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  27. 2021-05-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2021-03-11
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  29. 2020-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2020-10-23
    CAMPBELL, Catriona appointed
    secretary
  31. 2020-10-20
    CAMPBELL, Catriona resigned
    secretary
  32. 2020-10-20
    CAMPBELL, James Andrew resigned
    director
  33. 2016-10-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 2016-07-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2011-02-18
    MEECHAN, Scott Andrew resigned
    director
  36. 2008-10-31
    MEECHAN, Scott Andrew appointed
    director
  37. 2008-08-05
    MEECHAN, Scott Andrew resigned
    director
  38. 2008-07-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CCRS BROKERS LIMITED
  39. 2008-07-07
    CAMPBELL, Catriona appointed
    secretary
  40. 2008-07-07
    CAMPBELL, James Andrew appointed
    director
  41. 2008-07-07
    CAMPBELL, Neil Alexander appointed
    director
  42. 2008-07-07
    MEECHAN, Scott Andrew appointed
    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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

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Seventeen Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CCRS BROKERS LIMITED
This company · SC345403

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
Seventeen Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Alexander Campbellceased 15/08/2022· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

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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
Incorporated2008-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Queen Of The South Arena
Lochfield Road
Dumfries
DG2 9BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

ALLORI, David Gabriel
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-08-15
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Active
CAMPBELL, Catriona
secretary · appointed 2020-10-23 · resigned 2022-08-15
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Catriona
secretary · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2020-10-20
Resigned
SWANN, Andrew David
secretary · appointed 2022-08-15 · resigned 2025-02-25
Resigned
CAMPBELL, James Andrew
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2020-10-20
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Neil Alexander
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2022-08-15
Resigned
MEECHAN, Scott Andrew
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2011-02-18
Resigned
MEECHAN, Scott Andrew
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2008-08-05
Resigned
SWANN, Andrew David
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-08-15 · resigned 2025-02-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge19/10/201610/05/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge27/07/201614/12/2020

Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18