COOLER PLANET SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12547253 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-06
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,356
Cash YoY
+1557%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 1557% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£27k-£9k£9k£27k£44k£62kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£44.1k£20.5k
Current assets£62.3k£36.7k
Cash£39.3k£2.4k
Debtors£22.9k£34.3k
Net assets£-3.4k£-27.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-20
    SHADDICK, Leah Jade appointed
    director
  5. 2024-08-20
    CONNELL, Gary resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-06-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2022-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2022-06-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COOLER PLANET SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2020-04-06
    CONNELL, Gary appointed
    director
  19. 2020-04-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Gary Connell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

41 Williams Street
Little Lever
Bolton
BL3 1LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHADDICK, Leah Jade
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-08-20
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Active
CONNELL, Gary
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-04-06 · resigned 2024-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17