COLKITCHEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC695201 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-16
    CARACCIOLO, Gabriele resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-04-01
    CARACCIOLO, Gabriele appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLKITCHEN LTD
  17. 2021-04-09
    LO COCO, Valerio appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Valerio Lo Coco
Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gabriele Caraccioloceased 16/02/2026· significant influence

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
Incorporated2021-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

21/2 East Claremont Street
Edinburgh
EH7 4HT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LO COCO, Valerio
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-09
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Active
CARACCIOLO, Gabriele
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2026-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16