C.B. SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC711838 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-11
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.
🔒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 13950
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
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 (62/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees600

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-15
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-06-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-06-01
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-01-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C.B. SCOTLAND LTD
  11. 2021-10-11
    YEUNG, Wai Leung appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-11
    📄
    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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13950 — SIC 13950

Registered office

Unit 3 And 6 Dunlop Square
Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 8SB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

YEUNG, Wai Leung
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-10-11
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-11