CCW NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC409110 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-17➕BELL, David Graham appointeddirector
- 2024-12-17➕MILLAR, Colin John appointeddirector
- 2024-12-17➖CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-12-17➖CLARKE, John Bernard resigneddirector
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2022-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs CCW NOMINEES LIMITED
- 2011-10-10➕CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-10-10➕CLARKE, John Bernard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ccw Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ccw Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CCW NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · SC409110
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ccw Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
C/O Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp
12 Hope Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4DB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BELL, David Graham→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLAR, Colin John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-10-10 · resigned 2024-12-17
CLARKE, John Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-10-10 · resigned 2024-12-17
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Recent filings (36 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-07