E. COLLINSON & CO. E.B.T. LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03237137 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.1 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 1 with DOB)
72
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
87 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-16📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-08-27➕ADDIS, Rebecca Jean Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-27➖BLINKHO, Julie Marie resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-03-01➖ADDIS, Rebecca Jean Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-01➕BLINKHO, Julie Marie appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02➕ADDIS, Rebecca Jean Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-02➖COLLINSON, Freda resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-02➖COLLINSON, Yolanda resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-08-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-08-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2011-06-14➕COLLINSON, Yolanda appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-26➖CLARKSON, Amanda Fiona resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-26➕COLLINSON, Freda appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1996-08-28➕COLLINSON, Ernest Roger appointeddirector
- 1996-08-28➕CLARKSON, Amanda Fiona appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-28➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-08-28➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs E. COLLINSON & CO. E.B.T. LIMITED
- 1996-08-13➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-08-13➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COLLINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Collinson Tensile Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Collinson Tensile Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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E. COLLINSON & CO. E.B.T. LIMITED
This company · 03237137
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Collinson Tensile Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Riverside Industrial Park
Catterall
Preston
PR3 0HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
ADDIS, Rebecca Jean Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLINSON, Ernest Roger→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADDIS, Rebecca Jean Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-08-02 · resigned 2019-03-01
BLINKHO, Julie Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2021-08-27
CLARKSON, Amanda Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-28 · resigned 2007-11-26
COLLINSON, Freda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2018-08-02
COLLINSON, Yolanda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-14 · resigned 2018-08-02
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-13 · resigned 1996-08-28
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-08-13 · resigned 1996-08-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 04/05/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (87 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12