C&M SERVICES LTD

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SC808119 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-507
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33110SIC 33110
  • 33190SIC 33190
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (70/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £507

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£507
Current Assets
£490
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£-507
Current assets£490
Net assets£-507

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-28
    MORRISON, Tammie-Lee Michelle resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As C&M SERVICES LTD
  13. 2024-04-24
    MORRISON, Eithan Robertson appointed
    director
  14. 2024-04-24
    MORRISON, Tammie-Lee Michelle appointed
    director
  15. 2024-04-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eithan Robertson Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 01/2002 · age 24
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

3 Cluny Square
Buckie
AB56 1AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MORRISON, Eithan Robertson
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-04-24
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Active
MORRISON, Tammie-Lee Michelle
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-04-24 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-24