COLIN NIXON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC407244 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-11-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-08-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As COLIN NIXON LIMITED
  17. 2011-09-12
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    NIXON, Colin Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-12
    ➕
    NIXON, Kathleen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NIXON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Paul Nixon
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Ironworks Business Centre Castle Laurie Works,
Bankside
Falkirk
FK2 7XE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NIXON, Colin Paul→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-12
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Active
NIXON, Kathleen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-09-12
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Active

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-19