C&P PHILLIPS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC746736 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-08
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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, 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,234
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£7k£9kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£13.7k£8.3k
Current assets£9.3k£4.0k
Net assets£9.2k£7.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-25
    PHILLIPS, Paul resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-02-10
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    officers · RP04AP01
  11. 2025-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2025-02-06
    PHILLIPS, Paul Colin appointed
    director
  13. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2025-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As C&P PHILLIPS LTD
  18. 2022-10-08
    PHILLIPS, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2022-10-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PHILLIPS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Paul Colin Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest25/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Colin Phillipsceased 25/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

12 Waverley Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1XH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Paul Colin
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-02-06
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Active
PHILLIPS, Paul
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-10-08 · resigned 2025-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-10
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30