COLIN CORLESS BOLTON LTD

💤Zombieactive
10786376 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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 May 2025
Net worth
£19.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,223

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
Current Assets
£27k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£19.2k
Current assets£26.7k
Net assets£19.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As COLIN CORLESS BOLTON LTD
  15. 2017-05-24
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    CORLESS, Colin appointed
    director
  16. 2017-05-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CORLESS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Colin Corless
Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310

Registered office

168 Lee Lane Horwich
Bolton
Lancashire
BL6 7AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CORLESS, Colin→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-05-24
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-03-30