CONTROL CUTTER LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC649928 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£93.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.6y

75/100
ready

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.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £93,786

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£73k
Net Worth
£94k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£38k£56k£75k£94kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£73.1k
Net assets£93.8k
Average employees1000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-01
    BREISTEIN, Bernt Arne appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-01
    DAVID, Lukas resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-12-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-11-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-11-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-11-01
    PRELEVIC, Daniel appointed
    director
  12. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-11-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-10-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As CONTROL CUTTER LIMITED
  19. 2019-12-18
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2019-12-18
    BIRKELAND, Petter appointed
    director
  21. 2019-12-18
    DAVID, Lukas appointed
    director
  22. 2019-12-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

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

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

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Addtech Ab
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CONTROL CUTTER LIMITED
This company · SC649928

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
Addtech Ab
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/10/2023
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Brodies House
31-33 Union Grove
Aberdeen
AB10 6SD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-12-18
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Active
BIRKELAND, Petter
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-18
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Active
BREISTEIN, Bernt Arne
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Active
PRELEVIC, Daniel
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active
DAVID, Lukas
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-12-18 · resigned 2025-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge22/10/2021
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30