C HUTTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC653539 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-3.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Public houses and bars

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £3,557

Net assets shrinking

Down £5,796 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£4k

↓ 259% YoY

Current Assets

£7k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-3.6k	£2.2k
Current assets	£6.8k	£5.4k
Net assets	£-3.6k	£2.2k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
➖
HUTTON, Caitlin resigned
director
2025-03-22
📄
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-20
📄
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-21
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
➕
HUTTON, Caitlin appointed
director
2023-01-03
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-04
📄
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2022-05-18
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
📄
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-28
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-09-30
➖
HUTTON, Caitlin resigned
director
2020-09-30
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-17
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-05
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-04
🏢
Company incorporated
As C HUTTON LIMITED
2020-02-04
➕
CLOUD ACCOUNTING SPECIALISTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-02-04
➕
KILCOYNE, Carolyn appointed
director
2020-02-04
➕
HUTTON, Caitlin appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Carolyn Kilcoyne Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/02/2020

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Hospitality · G postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
CAFE ANDALUZ RESTAURANTS LIMITED→ SC390599 · est 2010	£8.71M £6.53M–£10.88M	—	—	298	15y	87	67y
ENOTECA SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC327283 · est 2007	£8.47M £6.35M–£10.59M	—	—	213	18y	83	67y
AN CLACHAN CAFE LIMITED→ SC313545 · est 2006	—	—	£45.0k	—	19y	83	59y
CRAIGENDMUIR LIMITED→ SC258280 · est 2003	—	—	£1.34M	—	22y	83	60y
D'ARCY'S (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC264250 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	83	64y
DANNY'S SNACKS LIMITED→ SC338593 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	83	65y
DIXON ARMS (GLENROTHES) LIMITED→ SC325347 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	83	64y
JOHN MACLAREN AND SONS LIMITED→ SC291419 · est 2005	—	—	£6.6k	—	20y	83	72y
KINGSRIDGE CLEDDANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP→ SC133036 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	83	87y
LA LANTERNA GLASGOW LTD→ SC274833 · est 2004	—	—	—	32	21y	83	60y
LATHONES CARAVAN COMPANY LIMITED→ SC078119 · est 1982	—	—	—	0	44y	83	68y
MATTHEW'S FOODS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC210734 · est 2000	—	—	£1.81M	—	25y	83	59y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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 →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-02-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Office 8, Caledonia Business Centre

Evanton Drive

Glasgow

G46 8JT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CLOUD ACCOUNTING SPECIALISTS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-02-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KILCOYNE, Carolyn→

director · ~57y · appointed 2020-02-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUTTON, Caitlin→

director · ~28y · appointed 2023-01-03 · resigned 2025-06-18

Resigned

HUTTON, Caitlin→

director · ~28y · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2020-09-30

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-01

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-03-22

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AAMD

2025-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-20

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-01-03

legacy

miscellaneous · RPCH01

2022-08-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-18