COLCHESTER LATHE CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09241690 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28490
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 (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2022-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-04-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2022-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-04-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-04-08
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Sarah Shabbir appointed
    secretary
  15. 2022-04-08
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Jonathan appointed
    director
  16. 2022-04-08
    ➖
    600 UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2022-04-08
    ➖
    CARRICK, Neil Richard resigned
    director
  18. 2021-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-11-30
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    TEARNE, Andrew Donald resigned
    director
  20. 2021-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-10
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    KRASNY, Gary Mitchell resigned
    director
  22. 2021-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-02-09
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  24. 2021-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-12-22
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    KRASNY, Gary Mitchell appointed
    director
  27. 2017-07-06
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Richard James resigned
    director
  28. 2017-07-06
    ➕
    TEARNE, Andrew Donald appointed
    director
  29. 2014-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As COLCHESTER LATHE CO. LIMITED
  30. 2014-09-30
    ➕
    600 UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2014-09-30
    ➕
    CARRICK, Neil Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2014-09-30
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Richard James 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

Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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COLCHESTER LATHE CO. LIMITED
This company · 09241690

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
Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The 600 Group Plcceased 08/04/2022· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28490 — SIC 28490

Registered office

Lowfields Business Park Lowfields Way
Lowfields Business Park
Elland
HX5 9DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Sarah Shabbir→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Jonathan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
600 UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-30 · resigned 2022-04-08
Resigned
CARRICK, Neil Richard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-30 · resigned 2022-04-08
Resigned
KRASNY, Gary Mitchell→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-12-22 · resigned 2021-02-10
Resigned
TAYLOR, Richard James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-09-30 · resigned 2017-07-06
Resigned
TEARNE, Andrew Donald→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-07-06 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-19