CO2 YOU LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £561.8k |
| Current assets | £614.7k |
| Cash | £170.9k |
| Debtors | £74.0k |
| Net assets | £467.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-08-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Uncapped LTD
- 2022-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-09➕COLE, Hannah appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs CO2 YOU LIMITED
- 2020-11-10➕O'DONOVAN, Marcus Hugh appointeddirector
- 2020-11-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marcus Hugh O'Donovan Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Uncapped Uncapped LTD | A registered charge | — | 09/08/2022 | 03/05/2023 |