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COLOURMOTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10364202 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£41.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25990SIC 25990
  • 29201SIC 29201
  • 45190SIC 45190
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,105
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,090 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£41k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£204k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£65k£130k£195k£260k£325kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-262024-08-31
Total assets£98.0k£173.3k
Current assets£203.7k£324.6k
Cash£165.9k
Debtors£148.8k
Net assets£41.1k£76.2k

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

Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As COLOURMOTION LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

8 Faircross Way
St. Albans
AL1 4SD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last made up to: 2025-08-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16