CAMCOAT PERFORMANCE COATINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07723798 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-01
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees600700

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
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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  2. 2026-06-03
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-03
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-06-02
    CARTER, Peter Grainger resigned
    director
  5. 2026-06-01
    ADAMS, Nicholas Edward John appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-28
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  7. 2024-08-13
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  8. 2024-01-03
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  9. 2022-12-01
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  10. 2022-01-13
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2022-01-09
    CARTER, Madeline Anne resigned
    secretary
  12. 2021-09-17
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  13. 2021-04-07
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  14. 2019-11-29
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  15. 2019-01-16
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  16. 2017-11-30
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  17. 2017-09-06
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  18. 2017-01-18
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  19. 2011-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMCOAT PERFORMANCE COATINGS LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-01
    CARTER, Madeline Anne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-08-01
    CARTER, Peter Grainger appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

129 Hoyle Street
Bewsey Industrial Estate
Warrington
WA5 0LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Nicholas Edward John
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-06-01
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Active
CARTER, Madeline Anne
secretary · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2022-01-09
Resigned
CARTER, Peter Grainger
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2026-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-07