COMPASS NEWCO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC534737 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees3

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 3 resolution
  • 2 capital
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-28
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-11-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-11-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-11-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-11-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-11-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-11-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2025-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-30
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2021-07-27
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-19
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  18. 2020-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-12-12
    COWIE, Paul James appointed
    director
  21. 2019-12-12
    GORDON, Lesley Elizabeth Sarah appointed
    director
  22. 2016-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMPASS NEWCO LIMITED
  23. 2016-05-06
    MACLEOD, Thomas Ruaraidh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Combaist Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Combaist Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
COMPASS NEWCO LIMITED
This company · SC534737

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Combaist Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Ruaraidh Macleodceased 11/11/2025· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Corrie Lodge Business Centre Corrie Lodge
Millburn Road
Inverness
IV2 3TP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COWIE, Paul James
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-12-12
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Active
GORDON, Lesley Elizabeth Sarah
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-12-12
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Active
MACLEOD, Thomas Ruaraidh
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-06
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Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18