CITY CERAMICS DENTAL LAB EDINBURGH LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC700255 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-01

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

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 32500

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

16 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	300	300

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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
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BOSCO, Rosalba resigned
director
2025-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-22
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BOSCO, Rosalba appointed
director
2022-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-01
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Company incorporated
As CITY CERAMICS DENTAL LAB EDINBURGH LTD
2021-06-01
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SARTORE, Alfredo appointed
director
2021-06-01
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alfredo Sartore Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1984 · age 42	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/06/2021
Mrs Rosalba Bosco Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1986 · age 40	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/06/2021

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

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DIESELEC THISTLE GENERATORS LIMITED→ SC269766 · est 2004	£7.66M £5.96M–£9.37M	—	—	10300	21y	84	58y
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PCT GROUP SALES LIMITED→ SC075642 · est 1981	£3.56M £2.77M–£4.35M	—	—	77	44y	85	83y
PROMAT BD LIMITED→ SC208370 · est 2000	£3.41M £2.65M–£4.17M	—	—	8500	25y	87	70y
KELVINSIDE ELECTRONICS LIMITED→ SC105407 · est 1987	£3.30M £2.57M–£4.03M	—	—	57	38y	84	65y
INDEPENDENT GLASS COMPANY LIMITED→ SC107294 · est 1987	£2.83M £2.20M–£3.46M	—	—	21800	38y	85	79y
THOMAS TUNNOCK LIMITED→ SC028747 · est 1952	£2.26M £1.76M–£2.76M	—	—	653	74y	85	93y
SAMTEC (EUROPE) LIMITED→ SC096674 · est 1986	£1.51M £1.17M–£1.84M	—	—	2700	40y	85	65y
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WALKI LIMITED→ SC014320 · est 1926	£439.3k £341.7k–£536.9k	—	—	35	99y	94	61y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-06-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

6b Hunter Street

East Kilbride

Glasgow

G74 4LZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SARTORE, Alfredo→

director · ~42y · appointed 2021-06-01

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Active

BOSCO, Rosalba→

director · ~40y · appointed 2023-05-22 · resigned 2025-12-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

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

address · AD01

2026-02-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-14

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

officers · TM01

2025-12-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-05

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

officers · AP01

2023-05-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-02

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

address · AD01

2022-05-27

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-12-24