COHERE IT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05670627 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-10
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£201
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £201

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£201
↑ 105% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k£4k£13k£21k£30k£38kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£201£-4.3k
Current assets£38.2k£29.3k
Net assets£201£-4.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-11-27
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    ROTTER, Richard Thomas Paul resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-11-26
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    ROTTER, Richard Thomas Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    ROTTER, Richard Thomas Paul appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-26
    ➕
    LEWIS, Ryan William appointed
    director
  20. 2006-06-12
    ➖
    MASON, Lee David resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-06-01
    ➖
    MASON, Lee David resigned
    director
  22. 2006-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As COHERE IT LIMITED
  23. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    MASON, Lee David appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    MASON, Lee David appointed
    director
  27. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    ROTTER, Richard Thomas Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan William Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Dane John Works
Gordon Road
Canterbury
CT1 3PP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

LEWIS, Ryan William→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, Lee David→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2006-06-12
Resigned
ROTTER, Richard Thomas Paul→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned
MASON, Lee David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2006-06-01
Resigned
ROTTER, Richard Thomas Paul→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2008-11-26
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-14