COLLINS NETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04688956 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.66M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13940
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,656,720

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£778k
Net Worth
£1.7m
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Cash£778.4k
Net assets£1.66M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-11-08
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    RUSSELL, Oliver James resigned
    director
  8. 2021-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-20
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Oliver James appointed
    director
  18. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    COLLINS, Judith Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    COLLINS, Denise resigned
    director
  20. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    COLLINS, Judith Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    COLLINS, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  22. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    COLLINS, Nigel Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2013-04-11
    ➕
    COLLINS, Dawn appointed
    director
  24. 2011-12-09
    ➕
    COLLINS, Denise appointed
    director
  25. 2011-12-09
    ➕
    COLLINS, Judith Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    HOULBERG, Torben resigned
    director
  27. 2003-03-19
    ➕
    COLLINS, Judith Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-03-19
    ➖
    HARTLEY, Tracey Ellen resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-03-19
    ➕
    COLLINS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  30. 2003-03-19
    ➕
    COLLINS, Nigel Robert appointed
    director
  31. 2003-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLLINS NETS LIMITED
  32. 2003-03-06
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Tracey Ellen appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-03-06
    ➕
    HOULBERG, Torben 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COLLINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

Collins Nets Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Collins Nets Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
COLLINS NETS LIMITED
This company · 04688956

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Collins Nets Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13940 — SIC 13940

Registered office

Wadebridge House 16 Wadebridge Square
Poundbury
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 3AQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

COLLINS, Dawn→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Judith Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-19 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
HARTLEY, Tracey Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-06 · resigned 2003-03-19
Resigned
COLLINS, Denise→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-12-09 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
COLLINS, Judith Elizabeth→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-12-09 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
COLLINS, Nicholas John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-03-19 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
COLLINS, Nigel Robert→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-03-19 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
HOULBERG, Torben→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-03-06 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
RUSSELL, Oliver James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-08-20 · resigned 2021-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05