COLLINS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
SC140909 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-26
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-23
    ➖
    COLLINS, Paul resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-07-07
    ➕
    COLLINS, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-07-07
    ➖
    COLLINS, Catherine Mary resigned
    secretary
  20. 1993-10-26
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 1992-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLLINS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 1992-10-26
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1992-10-26
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1992-10-26
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 "COLLINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Mary Collins
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest23/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Collinsceased 23/01/2025· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

COLLINS, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-07
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Active
COLLINS, Catherine Mary→
director · ~75y
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Active
COLLINS, Catherine Mary→
secretary · resigned 2007-07-07
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-10-26 · resigned 1992-10-26
Resigned
COLLINS, Paul→
director · ~80y · resigned 2025-01-23
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-10-26 · resigned 1993-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29