CONTRACT CONSULT UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC365522 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-14

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£-11.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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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

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £10,986

Cash YoY

+471%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6k

↑ 471% YoY

Net Worth

-£11k

↑ 48% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£3.9k	£-4.1k
Cash	£6.5k	£1.1k
Net assets	£-11.0k	£-21.0k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-11-28
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2024-11-30
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2023-11-24
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2023-01-12
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
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address · AD01
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
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address · AD01
2019-11-02
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accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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accounts · AA
2017-08-31
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2016-10-31
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2015-10-22
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accounts · AA
2015-10-22
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annual-return · AR01
2010-09-17
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MATHEWS, Linda appointed
secretary
2010-09-14
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RAE, Iain resigned
secretary
2009-09-14
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Company incorporated
As CONTRACT CONSULT UK LIMITED
2009-09-14
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RAE, Iain appointed
director
2009-09-14
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RAE, Iain appointed
secretary

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Iain Harvey Rae Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1971 · age 55	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/09/2016

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

Incorporated2009-09-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MATHEWS, Linda→

secretary · appointed 2010-09-17

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Active

RAE, Iain→

director · ~55y · appointed 2009-09-14

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Active

RAE, Iain→

secretary · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2010-09-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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accounts · AA

2025-11-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-09

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2023-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-08

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

address · AD01

2022-08-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-10-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-16

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

address · AD01

2019-11-28