CLOSE CIRCUIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC820763 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-27
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08➕MCKNIGHT, Abigail appointeddirector
- 2026-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-11➖MACLAREN, Audrey resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-11➖MACLAREN, Audrey resigneddirector
- 2024-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-15➕DUNCAN, James appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CLOSE CIRCUIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2024-08-27➕MACLAREN, Audrey appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-27➕MACLAREN, Audrey appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-03: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Duncan Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 11/11/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Audrey Maclarenceased 16/11/2024· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900
Registered office
140a Coalburn Road
Coalburn
Lanark
ML11 0LT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DUNCAN, James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKNIGHT, Abigail→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2026-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLAREN, Audrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-08-27 · resigned 2024-11-11
MACLAREN, Audrey→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-08-27 · resigned 2024-11-11
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Recent filings (13 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-27