4TH GENERATION COLLINGWOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
13093591 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47799
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95240SIC 95240
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-09-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-08-29
    COLLINGWOOD, Kim Leslie appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-29
    STEWART, Alasdair Benjamin James resigned
    director
  11. 2021-04-25
    COLLINGWOOD, Olivia Arrianne resigned
    director
  12. 2021-04-25
    STEWART, Alasdair Benjamin James appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-04-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 4TH GENERATION COLLINGWOOD LTD
  19. 2020-12-21
    COLLINGWOOD, Olivia Arrianne appointed
    director
  20. 2020-12-21
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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 "COLLINGWOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

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 72 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kim Collingwood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
sig. influencesignificant influence29/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alasdair Benjamin James Stewartceased 29/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Miss Olivia Arrianne Collingwoodceased 25/04/2021· 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
Incorporated2020-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47799 — SIC 47799

Registered office

49 High Street High Street
Horley
RH6 7BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

COLLINGWOOD, Kim Leslie
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-08-29
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Active
COLLINGWOOD, Olivia Arrianne
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-12-21 · resigned 2021-04-25
Resigned
STEWART, Alasdair Benjamin James
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-04-25 · resigned 2022-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-25