RHYMNEY COAL CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01509455 · ltd · incorporated 1980-07-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 40.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-26
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2019-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  9. 2018-12-14
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  10. 2018-12-13
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-10-28
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    DAVIES, Gareth John resigned
    director
  17. 2008-08-20
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    DAVIES, Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-08-20
    ➖
    DAVIES, Gareth John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-02-20
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    DAVIES, Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2008-02-20
    ➕
    DAVIES, Gareth John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-02-20
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Patrick Thomas resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-02-20
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    DAVIES, Gareth John appointed
    director
  23. 2008-02-20
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Patrick Thomas resigned
    director
  24. 2008-02-20
    ➖
    OBRIEN, Christopher resigned
    director
  25. 1993-03-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 1993-03-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1985-08-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1985-08-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 1980-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As RHYMNEY COAL CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Helen Elizabeth Davies
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Anne Davies
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1980-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

4 Orchard Close
Bronllys
Brecon
Powys
LD3 0LX
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DAVIES, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-20
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Active
DAVIES, Anne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-02-20
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Active
DAVIES, Gareth John→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2008-08-20
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Patrick Thomas→
secretary · resigned 2008-02-20
Resigned
DAVIES, Gareth John→
director · ~91y · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2012-10-28
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Patrick Thomas→
director · ~87y · resigned 2008-02-20
Resigned
OBRIEN, Christopher→
director · ~86y · resigned 2008-02-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/08/198523/03/1993
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/08/198523/03/1993

Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-12-18