COTTRELL CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
09831584 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£565.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 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 £565,031
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£565k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£113k£226k£339k£452k£565kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£565.0k£565.0k
Cash£1£1
Net assets£565.0k£565.0k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-09
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-12-31
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    JOHNS-POWELL, William David resigned
    director
  10. 2019-12-31
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-12-31
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-12-27
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    JOHNS-POWELL, Jonathan Neville appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-12-27
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    JOHNS-POWELL, William resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-08-14
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  15. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-28
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2017-09-06
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As COTTRELL CAPITAL LTD
  19. 2015-10-19
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    JOHNS-POWELL, Jonathan Neville appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-19
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    JOHNS-POWELL, William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-10-19
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    JOHNS-POWELL, William David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Neville Johns-Powell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William David Johns-Powellceased 10/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2015-10-19
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Cottrell Park Golf Resort
St. Nicholas
Cardiff
CF5 6SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JOHNS-POWELL, Jonathan Neville→
secretary · appointed 2019-12-27
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Active
JOHNS-POWELL, Jonathan Neville→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-10-19
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Active
JOHNS-POWELL, William→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-19 · resigned 2019-12-27
Resigned
JOHNS-POWELL, William David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-10-19 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13