COSSYRA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC441929 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2026

Net worth

£1.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: high (88/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,248

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↑ 1089% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	£1.2k	£105	£-4.6k
Current assets	£8.8k	£10.0k	£4.0k
Net assets	£1.2k	£105	£-4.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-02
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-01
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ALEXANDER, David Grant resigned
director
2020-11-27
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accounts · AA
2019-11-29
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2018-11-26
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2017-11-29
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2016-11-29
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2013-02-04
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Company incorporated
As COSSYRA LIMITED
2013-02-04
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ALEXANDER, John Grant appointed
director
2013-02-04
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ALEXANDER, David Grant appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Grant Alexander Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/02/2017

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-02-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Stuckbeg

Lochgoilhead

Cairndow

PA24 8AH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-18

Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALEXANDER, John Grant→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-02-04

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Active

ALEXANDER, David Grant→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2021-03-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-06-09

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-06-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-04-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-11-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-11-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-10-29