CENTRAL FLEET SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC505853 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£861
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.2y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £861
Cash YoY
+61%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£129k
↑ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£861
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£896k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£179k£359k£538k£717k£896kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£233.7k£213.7k
Current assets£896.4k£881.3k
Cash£128.9k£79.9k
Debtors£667.6k£702.0k
Net assets£861£596

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-09-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2022-11-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-01-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited, 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT ("Close")
  11. 2020-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-11-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-02-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
  19. 2015-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CENTRAL FLEET SOLUTIONS LTD
  20. 2015-05-14
    ➕
    MCNALLY, Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2015-05-14
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2015-05-14
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2015-05-14
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-14
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  25. 2015-05-14
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2015-05-14
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Ted Mcnally
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/01/2017

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
Incorporated2015-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Unit 8 Easter Inch Industrial Park
Strand Drive
Bathgate
EH48 2EA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCNALLY, Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-05-14 · resigned 2015-05-14
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-05-14 · resigned 2015-05-14
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-05-14 · resigned 2015-05-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Invoice Finance , 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT ("Close")
Close Invoice Finance Limited, 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT ("Close")
A registered charge—20/01/2021—
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
A registered charge—15/02/201618/09/2023
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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-17