CORNWALL TIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09392858 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09900
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43130SIC 43130
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,149

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£22.1k£22.1k
Net assets£22.1k£22.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-11
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-05-11
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-05-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-05-08
    ➖
    EVANS, Catherine Louise resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-05-08
    ➖
    HOLTOM, Robert Thomas Sale resigned
    director
  16. 2016-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-21
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    EVANS, Catherine Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-04-21
    ➕
    HOLTOM, Robert Thomas Sale appointed
    director
  19. 2015-04-16
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Mark Edward resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CORNWALL TIN LIMITED
  21. 2015-01-16
    ➕
    NORCROSS WEBB, Sally appointed
    director
  22. 2015-01-16
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Mark Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sally Norcross Webb
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Thomas Sale Holtomceased 13/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC09900 — SIC 09900

Registered office

13 Bowling Green Terrace
St. Ives
Cornwall
TR26 1JS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

NORCROSS WEBB, Sally→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Catherine Louise→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-21 · resigned 2017-05-08
Resigned
HOLTOM, Robert Thomas Sale→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-04-21 · resigned 2017-05-08
Resigned
THOMPSON, Mark Edward→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-01-16 · resigned 2015-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-30