COLLATON CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1 |
| Net assets | £-1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-04-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-01-12📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2015-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs COLLATON CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2015-12-29➕RICHARDSON, Nigel Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-04-07
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Peter Richardson Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/07/2016 |
Mrs Andrea Richardson Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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