COLIN POPE CONTRACTS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC453332 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-27
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,597
Cash YoY
+201%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 201% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 2527% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 250% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.7k | £375 |
| Current assets | £6.8k | £2.0k |
| Cash | £5.8k | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £1.0k | £20 |
| Net assets | £4.6k | £175 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-30➕POPE, Colin appointeddirector
- 2016-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-03-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-07-19➖POPE, Colin resigneddirector
- 2013-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs COLIN POPE CONTRACTS LTD
- 2013-06-27➕POPE, Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "POPE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Colin Pope Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 23/11/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
66 Haining Road
Renfrew
PA4 0AH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Active
POPE, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2015-07-19
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Recent filings (30 total)
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2024-09-05
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2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-09-05
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2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-08-31
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2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2021-10-01
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2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-09-21
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2020-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
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2019-07-01
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address · AD01
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