COLTHILL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC560675 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £21,260
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,205 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£21k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.5k | £48.7k |
| Current assets | £29.3k | £53.9k |
| Net assets | £21.3k | £47.5k |
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
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-10-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30➕SMITH, Lynn T appointeddirector
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-14➖SMITH, Lynn T resigneddirector
- 2017-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs COLTHILL LIMITED
- 2017-03-16➕SMITH, Lynn appointedsecretary
- 2017-03-16➕SMITH, Jonathan Patrick Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2017-03-16➕SMITH, Lynn T appointeddirector
- 2017-03-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Patrick Lindsay Smith Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/03/2017 |
Mrs Lynn T Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Colthill Farmhouse
Bieldside
Aberdeen
AB15 9DA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
SMITH, Jonathan Patrick Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-03-16
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SMITH, Lynn T→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-03-30
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SMITH, Lynn T→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-03-16 · resigned 2018-03-14
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-10-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23