R.P.COLMAN & CO;LIMITED

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00624771 · ltd · incorporated 1959-04-02

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£376.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46760SIC 46760
47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 48.2y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 48.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £376,543

Cash draining

Cash down 57% YoY

Cash YoY

-57%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£36k

↓ 57% YoY

Net Worth

£377k

↑ 1.6% YoY

Current Assets

£2.1m

↑ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£791.8k	£562.4k
Current assets	£2.13M	£1.77M
Cash	£35.8k	£83.2k
Debtors	£864.9k	£734.8k
Net assets	£376.5k	£370.7k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-25
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-25
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Charge satisfied #6
2025-03-25
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Charge satisfied #5
2025-03-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-03
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2025-02-28
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-12-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-08
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2023-01-04
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-12-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-11-29
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
2021-11-11
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-12-01
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COLMAN, Joanne Louise appointed
director
2014-09-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-08-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-10-01
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Anthony John Colman, Jane Patricia Colman, Robert Peter Colman, William Richard Colman
2006-02-10
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DOBSON, Philip Charles resigned
director
2005-04-01
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COLMAN, Robert Peter appointed
secretary
2005-04-01
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COLMAN, Robert Peter appointed
director
2005-04-01
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COLMAN, Jane Patricia resigned
secretary
2003-04-17
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Charge satisfied #2
2001-01-11
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COLMAN, William Richard appointed
director
1997-10-02
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COLMAN, Russell Parsons resigned
director
1995-07-22
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COLMAN, Beryl Rita May resigned
director
1984-08-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1978-04-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1959-04-02
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Company incorporated
As R.P.COLMAN & CO;LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COLMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

R.P. Colman & Co Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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R.P. Colman & Co Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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R.P.COLMAN & CO;LIMITED

This company · 00624771

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
R.P. Colman & Co Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/12/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Jane Patricia Colmanceased 15/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
Mr Anthony John Colmanceased 15/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest

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

Incorporated1959-04-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

Roundwell Works

Dereham Road

Norwich

Norfolk

NR5 0SQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31