CULZEAN INNOVATIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC363963 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
43 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CULZEAN INNOVATIONS LTD.
  18. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    OGDEN, Matthew appointed
    director
  19. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  20. 2009-08-13
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Ogden
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990

Registered office

Arran House 15d Skye Road
Shawfarm Industrial Estate
Prestwick
KA9 2TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OGDEN, Matthew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-08-13
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2009-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09