CAB CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC533458 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-22

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£7.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,581

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↑ 7406% YoY

Current Assets

£38k

↑ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£8.9k	£1.3k
Current assets	£37.8k	£28.5k
Net assets	£7.6k	£101

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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officers · CH01
2026-04-15
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officers · CH01
2026-04-15
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2026-04-15
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2025-08-18
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accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts · AA
2020-05-02
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address · AD01
2020-01-31
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accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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accounts · AA
2017-12-15
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accounts · AA
2016-07-08
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officers · AP01
2016-07-08
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officers · TM02
2016-07-01
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BRYDON, Montgomery Alan appointed
director
2016-06-30
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BRYDON, Montgomery resigned
secretary
2016-04-22
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Company incorporated
As CAB CONSULTANCY LTD
2016-04-22
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HAYES, Christine Helen appointed
director
2016-04-22
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BRYDON, Montgomery appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Montgomery Alan Brydon Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/05/2016
Ms Christine Helen Hayes Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	12/05/2016

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

Incorporated2016-04-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

98 Rashierigg Place

Longridge

Bathgate

EH47 8AT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-05

Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRYDON, Montgomery Alan→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-07-01

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Active

HAYES, Christine Helen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-04-22

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Active

BRYDON, Montgomery→

secretary · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2016-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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officers · CH01

2026-04-15

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officers · CH01

2026-04-15

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-15

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-15