NORTH COAST CREATIVES LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £59.8k | £43.7k |
| Current assets | £97.1k | £79.1k |
| Cash | £49.9k | £28.3k |
| Debtors | £1.1k | £8 |
| Net assets | £59.8k | £43.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-01➕GORDON, Hazel appointeddirector
- 2026-02-01➖GORDON, Hazel resigneddirector
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2018-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2018-11-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2018-02-15➖BRADY, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2016-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs NORTH COAST CREATIVES LTD
- 2016-02-02➕BRADY, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2016-02-02➕GORDON, Hazel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Finds & Gordon Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Finds & Gordon Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Finds And Gordon Limitedceased 06/02/2019· 75-100% shares
- Mrs Catherine Bradyceased 15/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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