COASTAL CONNECTION OLDCO LLP
💤Zombieactive
SO302694 · llp · incorporated 2010-02-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2025-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-17✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2023-02-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-23📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2013-02-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs COASTAL CONNECTION OLDCO LLP
- 2010-02-15➕SMITH, Cameron Todd appointedllp-designated-member
- 2010-02-15➕SMITH, Struan Kinder appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Struan Kinder Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | — | — | control reported | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Cameron Todd Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | — | — | control reported | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2010-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Shiol
Ardentallen
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4SF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Cameron Todd→
Activellp-designated-member · ~41y · appointed 2010-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Struan Kinder→
Activellp-designated-member · ~41y · appointed 2010-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/02/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-02-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-02-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-17
change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-21