COOL BOTANICAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC567509 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COOL BOTANICAL LTD
  13. 2017-06-01
    TINDALE, Leigh Ann, Ms. appointed
    director
  14. 2017-06-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Ms. Leigh Ann Tindale
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

20 West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TINDALE, Leigh Ann, Ms.
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-06-01
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2019-12-11