COBALT IT CONSULTING LTD.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £202.9k | £108.6k |
| Current assets | £254.3k | £119.6k |
| Cash | £222.8k | £119.6k |
| Debtors | £31.5k | — |
| Net assets | £202.9k | £108.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-04-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs COBALT IT CONSULTING LTD.
- 2021-01-15➕GILL, Rajbinder appointedsecretary
- 2021-01-15➕RODGERS, Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-01-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rajbinder Gill Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/01/2021 |
Paul Rodgers Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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