ALICE COULTHARD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06834658 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-40.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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 (1 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
66 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £40,807
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£41k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£489
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-37.7k | £-31.8k |
| Current assets | £489 | £370 |
| Net assets | £-40.8k | £-35.5k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-31➖RODDISON, John resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-06➕COULTHARD, Alice appointeddirector
- 2014-10-06➕RODDISON, John appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-06➖SUAREZ, Lucy resignedsecretary
- 2014-10-06➖RODDISON, John resigneddirector
- 2009-03-04➕SUAREZ, Lucy appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALICE COULTHARD LIMITED
- 2009-03-03➕RODDISON, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COULTHARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Alice Coulthard Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Owen Dyke Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Owen Dykeceased 03/05/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
The Old Workshop
1 Ecclesall Road South
Sheffield
S11 9PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
COULTHARD, Alice→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RODDISON, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-10-06 · resigned 2025-01-31
SUAREZ, Lucy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-03-04 · resigned 2014-10-06
RODDISON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2014-10-06
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18