SOUTHAMPTON COLD STORAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI688854 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-09

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52101

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

52102SIC 52102
52103SIC 52103

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
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Company incorporated
As SOUTHAMPTON COLD STORAGE LIMITED
2022-06-09
➕
PENROSE, Kathleen appointed
secretary
2022-06-09
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PENROSE, Kathleen appointed
director
2022-06-09
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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Kathleen Penrose Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 03/1975 · age 51	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	09/06/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
PATMOND ENERGY LIMITED→ NI030470 · est 1996	£10.68M £8.01M–£13.35M	£40.12M	—	400	30y	87	76y
ARDBOE COLDSTORE LTD→ NI049805 · est 2004	£8.82M £6.62M–£11.03M	£15.26M	—	12200	22y	92	67y
MOTIS IRELAND LIMITED→ NI043780 · est 2002	£8.42M £6.31M–£10.52M	£57.92M	—	5900	23y	84	59y
MM FREIGHT LTD→ NI614252 · est 2012	£6.21M £4.65M–£7.76M	£41.54M	—	200	13y	88	53y
LOANE TRANSPORT LIMITED→ NI016810 · est 1983	£6.20M £4.65M–£7.75M	£25.10M	—	13500	42y	87	71y
ASAP CARGO LTD→ NI064810 · est 2007	£5.50M £4.12M–£6.87M	£16.92M	—	5000	19y	91	53y
MCCONAGHY REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ NI626237 · est 2014	£4.96M £3.72M–£6.21M	£12.21M	—	6100	11y	84	58y
B.P. MCKEEFRY LIMITED→ NI028403 · est 1994	£4.62M £3.47M–£5.78M	£23.77M	—	11000	32y	88	61y
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD→ NI033129 · est 1997	£3.52M £2.64M–£4.40M	£9.88M	—	6000	28y	87	65y
R BARKLEY & SONS LIMITED→ NI038757 · est 2000	£2.00M £1.50M–£2.50M	£14.06M	—	8700	25y	87	72y
MULGREW HAULAGE LIMITED→ NI038151 · est 2000	£1.89M £1.41M–£2.36M	—	—	332	26y	87	81y
WILL FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED→ NI013381 · est 1979	£639.5k £479.6k–£799.4k	£786.2k	—	400	47y	87	63y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-06-09

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC52101 — SIC 52101

Registered office

43 Lisnacloon Road

Castlederg

Tyrone

BT81 7UF

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-18

Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PENROSE, Kathleen→

secretary · appointed 2022-06-09

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Active

PENROSE, Kathleen→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-06-09

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-19

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-06-09