COLOURMEDIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09703935 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
33 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-08
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-01-18
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    LOVE, Beverly Louise resigned
    director
  18. 2015-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As COLOURMEDIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2015-07-27
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Christopher Malcolm appointed
    director
  20. 2015-07-27
    ➕
    LOVE, Beverly Louise 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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Malcolm Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Beverly Louise Loveceased 18/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Barras Lane
Dalston
Carlisle
CA5 7LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MARSHALL, Christopher Malcolm→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVE, Beverly Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-07-27 · resigned 2019-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02