COSL UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC720702 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-24
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 50200SIC 50200
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
    LI, Bing resigned
    secretary
  2. 2025-10-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-10-01
    FENGLEI, Jia appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-01
    ZHOU, Bingwen resigned
    director
  8. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-07-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2023-07-04
    LI, Bing appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2023-05-30
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2022-11-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-11-07
    JIN, Qingyong resigned
    director
  18. 2022-11-07
    ZHOU, Bingwen appointed
    director
  19. 2022-02-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2022-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COSL UK LIMITED
  21. 2022-01-24
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2022-01-24
    JIN, Qingyong appointed
    director
  23. 2022-01-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LI, Bing resigned 2025-10-15; ZHOU, Bingwen resigned 2025-10-01

Group structure

Cosl Hong Kong International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cosl Hong Kong International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
COSL UK LIMITED
This company · SC720702

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cosl Hong Kong International Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Iq Building
15 Justice Mill Lane
Aberdeen
AB11 6EQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-01-24
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Active
FENGLEI, Jia
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-10-01
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Active
LI, Bing
secretary · appointed 2023-07-04 · resigned 2025-10-15
Resigned
JIN, Qingyong
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-01-24 · resigned 2022-11-07
Resigned
ZHOU, Bingwen
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-11-07 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-31
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-11