COLE THE JEWELLER LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC337487 · llp · incorporated 2008-05-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees7700

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-27
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  9. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-02-04
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  14. 2021-01-22
    ➖
    COLE, Anthony Alfred resigned
    llp-member
  15. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-06-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-04-27
    ➕
    COLE, Linda Susan appointed
    llp-designated-member
  24. 2017-04-27
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  25. 2017-04-27
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  26. 2017-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2016-07-12
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  28. 2008-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLE THE JEWELLER LLP
  29. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    COLE, John Anthony appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  31. 2008-05-20
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  32. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  33. 2008-05-20
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  34. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    COLE, Anthony Alfred appointed
    llp-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2008-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

32 Highfield Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COLE, John Anthony→
llp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2008-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLE, Linda Susan→
llp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2017-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
COLE, Anthony Alfred→
llp-member · ~96y · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2021-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-26
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-26