CAPOS PHG LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC768392 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-05

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
· Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
·Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£22.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Postal activities under universal service obligation

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

6 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £22,939

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£23k

↑ 892% YoY

Current Assets

£30k

↑ 961% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£24.3k	£2.3k
Current assets	£29.8k	£2.8k
Net assets	£22.9k	£2.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-05
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Company incorporated
As CAPOS PHG LTD
2023-05-05
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ALLAN, Christopher appointed
director
2023-05-05
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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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Allan Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1989 · age 37	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/05/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-05-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC53100 — Postal activities under universal service obligation

Registered office

37 Tollcross Road

Glasgow

G31 4UG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-18

Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALLAN, Christopher→

director · ~37y · appointed 2023-05-05

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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-10

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-06-01

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-05-05