COLOUR FLOW UK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04578565 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-31
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (76/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 400 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 4 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 5 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-01-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-28➖MINCHINGTON, Robert Patrick resigneddirector
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2002-11-18➕MCKAY, Peter Dunlop appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-18➖MALCOLM, Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs COLOUR FLOW UK LIMITED
- 2002-10-31➕MCKAY, Peter Dunlop appointeddirector
- 2002-10-31➕MALCOLM, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-31➕MINCHINGTON, Robert Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Dunlop Mckay Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jane Moran Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Patrick Minchingtonceased 28/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 4 Sidings Court
Priory Park East
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU4 7DY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MCKAY, Peter Dunlop→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKAY, Peter Dunlop→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MALCOLM, Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2002-11-18
MINCHINGTON, Robert Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2025-11-28
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Recent filings (69 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12