COLD PLANING LTD
🌳Matureactive
09074113 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-30 |
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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 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-09➕BUCKINGHAM, Lucy Hannah Frances appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Apollo Business Finance LTD
- 2025-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-18➕BUCKINGHAM, Charles John appointeddirector
- 2024-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-11-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-14➕BUCKINGHAM, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-10-14➖BUCKINGHAM, Lucy Hannah Frances resigneddirector
- 2014-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs COLD PLANING LTD
- 2014-06-06➕BUCKINGHAM, Lucy Hannah Frances 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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Charles Buckingham Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 29/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
Hexagon House, Avenue Four
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 4BN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BUCKINGHAM, Lucy Hannah Frances→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-09
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BUCKINGHAM, Charles John→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2025-03-18
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BUCKINGHAM, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-10-14
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BUCKINGHAM, Lucy Hannah Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-06-06 · resigned 2014-10-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Apollo Business Finance Apollo Business Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 19/05/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28