COLISEUM TRADING COMPANY LTD.

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03733657 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-03-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

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 (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-02
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    OVERTON, Leslie Alan resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-04-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-01
    ➕
    IMOGEN, Celia appointed
    secretary
  12. 2022-04-01
    ➕
    BOYCE, Susan appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-01
    ➖
    HUDSON, Susan Alison resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-04-01
    ➖
    STRICKLAND-CONSTABLE, Frederic, Sir resigned
    director
  15. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-03-03
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    DONALD, Ian Thomas resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-04-10
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    DONALD, Ian Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2018-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-03-14
    ➖
    GARRARD, Lance Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2018-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2012-01-16
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    GARRARD, Lance Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2012-01-16
    ➕
    OVERTON, Leslie Alan appointed
    director
  27. 2007-01-15
    ➖
    VYVYAN, Michael Kenneth resigned
    director
  28. 2006-10-10
    ➕
    HUDSON, Susan Alison appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-10-10
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Stephanie resigned
    secretary
  30. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Stephanie appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    WEIGHTMAN, Richard resigned
    secretary
  32. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    WEIGHTMAN, Richard resigned
    director
  33. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    STRICKLAND-CONSTABLE, Frederic, Sir appointed
    director
  34. 2002-06-01
    ➕
    WEIGHTMAN, Richard appointed
    secretary
  35. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    PEARSON, James resigned
    secretary
  36. 1999-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As COLISEUM TRADING COMPANY LTD.
  37. 1999-03-16
    ➕
    PEARSON, James appointed
    secretary
  38. 1999-03-16
    ➕
    VYVYAN, Michael Kenneth appointed
    director
  39. 1999-03-16
    ➕
    WEIGHTMAN, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1999-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Coliseum Centre
Victoria Place
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 1EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

IMOGEN, Celia→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYCE, Susan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Susan Alison→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-10 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
MITCHELL, Stephanie→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2006-10-10
Resigned
PEARSON, James→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-16 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
WEIGHTMAN, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-01 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
DONALD, Ian Thomas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned
GARRARD, Lance Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-01-16 · resigned 2018-03-14
Resigned
OVERTON, Leslie Alan→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-01-16 · resigned 2024-09-02
Resigned
STRICKLAND-CONSTABLE, Frederic, Sir→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-06-26 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
VYVYAN, Michael Kenneth→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-03-16 · resigned 2007-01-15
Resigned
WEIGHTMAN, Richard→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-03-16 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24