CAHILL JACK ASSOCIATES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC383119 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-04
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£118.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £118,825
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£46k
Net Worth
£119k
Current Assets
£248k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £121.0k | — |
| Current assets | £248.1k | — |
| Cash | £45.8k | — |
| Debtors | £186.4k | — |
| Net assets | £118.8k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-19➖CAHILL, John resigneddirector
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-31➖WOLFSON, Audrey Hilda resigneddirector
- 2022-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2013-09-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-05-31➖ADAMS, Alasdair Hossack resigneddirector
- 2010-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CAHILL JACK ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 2010-08-04➕FRASER, Antony Inglis appointeddirector
- 2010-08-04➕ADAMS, Alasdair Hossack appointeddirector
- 2010-08-04➕CAHILL, John appointeddirector
- 2010-08-04➕WOLFSON, Audrey Hilda appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Antony Inglis Fraser Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/03/2022 |
Mr John Cahill Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
91 Alexander Street
Airdrie
ML6 0BD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
FRASER, Antony Inglis→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Alasdair Hossack→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2011-05-31
CAHILL, John→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2025-02-19
WOLFSON, Audrey Hilda→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2022-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04