COASTAL BOY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC595352 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-25
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
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 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
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-03-26
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  4. 2024-03-26
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-22
    THOMSON, Lesley Jane resigned
    director
  6. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2021-08-31
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  13. 2020-08-24
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  14. 2020-04-24
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As COASTAL BOY LTD.
  17. 2018-04-25
    THOMSON, Brian appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-25
    THOMSON, Lesley Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-25
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    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

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
Brian Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lesley Jane Thomsonceased 22/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

26-30 Marine Place
Buckie
AB56 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, Brian
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
THOMSON, Lesley Jane
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2024-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31