COLTON CONTRACTS LIMITED

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NI042179 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-17
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 22.5y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £177,403

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Gross profit£453.4k—
Operating profit£182.5k—
Profit before tax£177.4k—
Average employees500500

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
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-11-14
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  5. 2022-09-29
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  6. 2021-09-30
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  7. 2020-09-30
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-09-25
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  10. 2017-09-28
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  11. 2016-09-16
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  12. 2016-01-04
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  13. 2015-09-29
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  14. 2015-01-10
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  15. 2009-06-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  16. 2009-02-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Brendan O'kane
  17. 2006-06-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  18. 2005-08-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  19. 2003-11-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Belfast
  20. 2001-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As COLTON CONTRACTS LIMITED
  21. 2001-12-17
    ➕
    COLTON, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-12-17
    ➕
    COLTON, Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2001-12-17
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    COLTON, Eamon appointed
    director
  24. 2001-12-17
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    COLTON, Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2001-12-17
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    COLTON, Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COLTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-17
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Mullaghbawn
Dromore
Co Tyrone
BT78 3ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

COLTON, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-17
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Active
COLTON, Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-12-17
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Active
COLTON, Eamon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-12-17
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Active
COLTON, Patrick→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-12-17
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Active
COLTON, Thomas→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-17
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
Debenture1 property22/06/2009—
outstanding
Brendan O'kane
Mortgage or charge2 properties12/02/2009—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Mortgage or charge1 property30/06/2006—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Mortgage or charge1 property30/08/2005—
outstanding
Belfast / Aib Group (UK) P.L.C
Mortgage or charge1 property03/11/2003—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-04