COPPER COLUMN SPIRITS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC623858 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46170SIC 46170
- 46180Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
- 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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
27 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 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31➖BRYCE, Simon resigneddirector
- 2023-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16➕BRYCE, Simon appointeddirector
- 2022-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs COPPER COLUMN SPIRITS LIMITED
- 2019-03-11➕SIVILLS, Ross appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ross Sivills Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 11/03/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Simon Bryceceased 31/05/2023· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
34 Jane Street
Edinburgh
EH6 5HD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SIVILLS, Ross→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRYCE, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-08-16 · resigned 2023-05-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20