RALPH COLLINSON LTD

💤Zombieactive
11610674 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-10-16
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    COLLINSON, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  12. 2018-10-16
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    FAWCETT COLLINSON, Ralph Robert resigned
    director
  13. 2018-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As RALPH COLLINSON LTD
  16. 2018-10-08
    ➕
    FAWCETT COLLINSON, Ralph Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-08
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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 "COLLINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.

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 Andrew Peter Collinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
——board controlboard control08/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ralph Robert Fawcett Collinsonceased 20/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Meadow View
Church Lane
Charlbury
Chipping Norton
OX7 3PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COLLINSON, Andrew Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-10-16
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Active
FAWCETT COLLINSON, Ralph Robert→
director · ~25y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2018-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21