CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05667738 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-06
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-77.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £77,223

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£77k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
-£52k
↓ 1316% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£77k-£61k-£45k-£28k-£12k£4kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-55.2k£-33.5k
Current assets£-52.3k£4.3k
Net assets£-77.2k£-54.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-09-28
    ➖
    WHITE, Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2015-02-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-02-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Michael Frank appointed
    director
  19. 2015-01-31
    ➖
    WHITE, Carol resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-01-09
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-01-09
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2006-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2006-01-06
    ➕
    WHITE, Carol appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-01-06
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-01-06
    ➕
    WHITE, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2006-01-06
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul White
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Carol White
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

1 Carr House Road
Halifax
HX3 7QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROBINSON, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Michael Frank→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2015-01-31
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2006-01-09
Resigned
WHITE, Paul→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2015-09-28
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2006-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06