NEW CROFTON CO-OP COLLIERY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07914420 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-01-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 05101
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-11➕MORRIS, Keith Emlyn appointeddirector
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04➖CLARKE, Jonathan Francis resigneddirector
- 2024-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-23➖BIRCH, William John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-03-23➖WHITE, Toby James resigneddirector
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Key Fund Investments Limited
- 2015-05-06➕WHITE, Toby James appointeddirector
- 2012-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs NEW CROFTON CO-OP COLLIERY LIMITED
- 2012-01-18➕BIRCH, William John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2012-01-18➕CLARKE, Jonathan Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| A W BELTING SERVICES LIMITED→ 15263166 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC05101 — SIC 05101
Registered office
30 Grovehall Parade
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS11 7AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MORRIS, Keith Emlyn→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BIRCH, William John, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-18 · resigned 2022-03-23
CLARKE, Jonathan Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-01-18 · resigned 2024-09-04
WHITE, Toby James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-06 · resigned 2022-03-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Key Fund Investments Key Fund Investments Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-28