COUNTYLOOS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
02134054 · ltd · incorporated 1987-05-21
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
£719.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38110SIC 38110
- 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £719,398
Cash draining
Cash down 79% YoY
Cash YoY
-79%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£63k
↓ 79% YoY
Net Worth
£719k
↑ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£654k
↑ 2.9% 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 | £798.7k | £731.2k |
| Current assets | £654.5k | £636.0k |
| Cash | £62.6k | £297.8k |
| Debtors | £590.9k | £337.2k |
| Net assets | £719.4k | £659.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-09-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-03-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-10➕PRICE, Christopher John appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-10➕PRICE, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2020-03-10➖EDGE, Jeanette Irene resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-10➖EDGE, George Martin resigneddirector
- 2020-03-10➖EDGE, Jeanette Irene resigneddirector
- 2019-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-04-15➕EDGE, George Martin appointeddirector
- 2015-04-27➖LATHAM, Andrew George resigneddirector
- 2015-04-27➖LATHAM, Maurice Henry resigneddirector
- 2008-03-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-01-29➕EDGE, Jeanette Irene appointeddirector
- 2008-01-29➕LATHAM, Andrew George appointeddirector
- 2007-08-26➕EDGE, Jeanette Irene appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-26➖LATHAM, Phyllis Irene resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-26➖LATHAM, Phyllis Irene resigneddirector
- 1987-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs COUNTYLOOS LTD.
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Agiliti Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Agiliti Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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COUNTYLOOS LTD.
This company · 02134054
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agiliti Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/03/2020 |
Mr Christopher John Price Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 10/03/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jeanette Irene Edgeceased 10/03/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Hillcroft
Bradeley Green
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 4HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
PRICE, Christopher John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-10
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PRICE, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-03-10
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EDGE, Jeanette Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-26 · resigned 2020-03-10
LATHAM, Phyllis Irene→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-08-26
EDGE, George Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-04-15 · resigned 2020-03-10
EDGE, Jeanette Irene→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2020-03-10
LATHAM, Andrew George→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2015-04-27
LATHAM, Maurice Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2015-04-27
LATHAM, Phyllis Irene→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2007-08-26
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 20/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2020 | 01/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/03/2008 | 12/09/2019 |
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Recent filings (119 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-22