38 COLESHILL STREET (SUTTON COLDFIELD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08175080 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-24➖SADLER, Alison Margaret resigneddirector
- 2025-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-11-03➕HARPER, David Alan appointedsecretary
- 2025-11-03➖SADLER, Alison Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-06➕COLBOURNE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-09-06➕COLBOURNE, Angela appointeddirector
- 2013-09-06➕SADLER, Alison Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-06➖BUTLIN, Ester resigneddirector
- 2013-09-06➖BUTLIN, Paul John resigneddirector
- 2013-09-06➕SADLER, Alison Margaret appointeddirector
- 2013-04-03➕HARPER, David Alan appointeddirector
- 2012-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 38 COLESHILL STREET (SUTTON COLDFIELD) LIMITED
- 2012-08-10➕BUTLIN, Ester appointeddirector
- 2012-08-10➕BUTLIN, Paul John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SADLER, Alison Margaret resigned 2025-11-03; SADLER, Alison Margaret resigned 2026-04-24
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Alison Margaret Sadler Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/08/2016 |
Mr David Alan Harper Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/08/2016 |
Mrs Angela Colbourne Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/08/2016 |
Mr Andrew Colbourne Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
38a Coleshill Street
Sutton Coldfield
B72 1SH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
HARPER, David Alan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-11-03
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COLBOURNE, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-06
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COLBOURNE, Angela→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-06
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HARPER, David Alan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-03
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SADLER, Alison Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-09-06 · resigned 2025-11-03
BUTLIN, Ester→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2013-09-06
BUTLIN, Paul John→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2013-09-06
SADLER, Alison Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-09-06 · resigned 2026-04-24
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-01