COLOURMASTER LTD

💤Zombieactive
08406293 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-18
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
42 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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2021-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-07-09
    RUDDY, James Ferguson appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-09
    FLEMING, Michael John resigned
    director
  15. 2021-07-09
    MCCARTHY, Hilary Kay resigned
    director
  16. 2021-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-09-06
    FLEMING, Michael John appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-06
    MCCARTHY, Hilary Kay appointed
    director
  22. 2016-09-06
    MORGAN, Ian David resigned
    director
  23. 2013-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLOURMASTER LTD
  24. 2013-02-18
    MORGAN, Ian David 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.)

Group structure

Eclipse Colours Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Eclipse Colours Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
COLOURMASTER LTD
This company · 08406293

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Eclipse Colours Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/07/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Hilary Kay Mccarthyceased 09/07/2021· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Stock Lane
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 9EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RUDDY, James Ferguson
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-09
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Active
FLEMING, Michael John
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-09-06 · resigned 2021-07-09
Resigned
MCCARTHY, Hilary Kay
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-09-06 · resigned 2021-07-09
Resigned
MORGAN, Ian David
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2016-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-15