COMMUNITIES FOR COUL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC686157 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,100
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.1k |
| Current assets | £24.1k |
| Net assets | £-1.1k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-02➖MACKENZIE, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2021-02-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-02-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs COMMUNITIES FOR COUL LIMITED
- 2021-01-18➕BEWS, Catherine Glidden appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18➕KNOX, Virginia Caroline appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18➕STEWART, Andrew Coull appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18➕SUTHERLAND, Gordon John appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18➕YUILL, James Evander Munro appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18➕MACKENZIE, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
47-49 The Square
Kelso
TD5 7HW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
BEWS, Catherine Glidden→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNOX, Virginia Caroline→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Andrew Coull→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUTHERLAND, Gordon John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YUILL, James Evander Munro→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-18 · resigned 2021-04-02
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-18