CONTROL CUTTER LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
No material changes in the last 30 days.
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Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.6y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £73.1k | — |
| Net assets | £93.8k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-01➕BREISTEIN, Bernt Arne appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➖DAVID, Lukas resigneddirector
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-01➕PRELEVIC, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2023-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CONTROL CUTTER LIMITED
- 2019-12-18➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-12-18➕BIRKELAND, Petter appointeddirector
- 2019-12-18➕DAVID, Lukas appointeddirector
- 2019-12-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Addtech Ab is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Addtech Ab Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Petter Birkelandceased 31/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/10/2021 | — |