COLONNADE HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC539151 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-29
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
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£85.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,666
Net assets shrinking
Down £113,743 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£86k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£295k
↑ 1852% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£17k£46k£108k£170k£233k£295kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£8.28M£8.39M
Current assets£294.9k£-16.8k
Net assets£85.7k£199.4k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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  2. 2026-03-30
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  3. 2026-01-22
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-12
    STEPHEN, Keith Briggs resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-12
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-02-21
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  7. 2024-04-08
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  8. 2024-04-08
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-03-28
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  11. 2023-12-21
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  12. 2023-12-21
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  13. 2023-12-21
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  14. 2023-06-28
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  15. 2022-03-31
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  16. 2021-06-30
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  17. 2020-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-08-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Keith Briggs Stephen
  21. 2016-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As COLONNADE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2016-06-29
    STEPHEN, Oliver James appointed
    director
  23. 2016-06-29
    STEPHEN, Keith Briggs appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oliver James Stephen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Keith Briggs Stephenceased 12/10/2023· 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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Stuart House,
Eskmills
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 7PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEPHEN, Oliver James
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-06-29
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Active
STEPHEN, Keith Briggs
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-06-29 · resigned 2025-07-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Keith Briggs Stephen
A registered charge05/08/2016
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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-12-21