COLART PFP (LP) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC444531 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
    ➕
    WOOFF, Christopher John appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-30
    ➖
    BEESTON, Jane Marie resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-05-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-01-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-30
    ➕
    SPIGHT, Jonathan Paul William appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-14
    ➖
    ALEXANDRIAN, Jean-Daniel resigned
    director
  20. 2016-04-27
    ➖
    EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-04-27
    ➕
    ALEXANDRIAN, Jean-Daniel appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-27
    ➖
    EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn resigned
    director
  23. 2014-04-17
    ➕
    MENZIES, Andrew Garland appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    ROBSON, Neil resigned
    director
  25. 2013-04-22
    ➕
    BEESTON, Jane Marie appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-27
    ➕
    EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2013-03-27
    ➕
    EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn appointed
    director
  29. 2013-03-27
    ➕
    ROBSON, Neil appointed
    director
  30. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    YUILL, William George Henry resigned
    director
  31. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  33. 2013-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLART PFP (LP) LIMITED
  34. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    YUILL, William George Henry appointed
    director
  36. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Colart International Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Colart International Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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COLART PFP (LP) LIMITED
This company · SC444531

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Colart International Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Viewfield Road
Ayr
KA8 8HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

MENZIES, Andrew Garland→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPIGHT, Jonathan Paul William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOFF, Christopher John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2016-04-27
Resigned
MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-07 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
ALEXANDRIAN, Jean-Daniel→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-27 · resigned 2016-09-14
Resigned
BEESTON, Jane Marie→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-22 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2016-04-27
Resigned
ROBSON, Neil→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
YUILL, William George Henry→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-03-07 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-03-07 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-03-07 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-06