COPPICE DRIVE (HARROGATE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01337124 · ltd · incorporated 1977-11-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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  2. 2025-12-10
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  3. 2025-12-10
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  4. 2025-12-10
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  5. 2025-07-17
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  6. 2025-06-04
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  7. 2025-06-04
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  8. 2025-06-04
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  9. 2025-05-31
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    SWAINSON, Lindsey Gail resigned
    secretary
  10. 2025-05-31
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    SWAINSON, Lindsey Gail resigned
    director
  11. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2023-08-04
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  13. 2022-12-20
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  14. 2021-07-22
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  15. 2021-06-03
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  16. 2021-06-03
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  17. 2021-06-03
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  18. 2020-12-17
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  19. 2020-06-18
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  20. 2014-05-02
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    GARDINER, Julie resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-05-02
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    SWAINSON, Lindsey Gail appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-05-02
    ➖
    GARDINER, Julie resigned
    director
  23. 2014-05-02
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    SWAINSON, Lindsey Gail appointed
    director
  24. 2002-10-03
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    PEARSON, Bridget appointed
    director
  25. 2002-07-10
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    HEALY, Elaine resigned
    director
  26. 2001-05-03
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    GORDON, Simon Alistair King appointed
    director
  27. 2001-05-03
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    DEMPSEY, Patricia resigned
    director
  28. 2000-02-11
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    GARDINER, Julie appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-02-11
    ➖
    WOOD, Michael Gordon Benjamin resigned
    secretary
  30. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    HEALY, Elaine appointed
    director
  31. 2000-02-11
    ➖
    WOOD, Michael Gordon Benjamin resigned
    director
  32. 1998-12-27
    ➖
    PARRY, Stuart Craig resigned
    director
  33. 1997-01-19
    ➖
    WATTS, Julie resigned
    secretary
  34. 1997-01-19
    ➕
    WOOD, Michael Gordon Benjamin appointed
    secretary
  35. 1995-04-30
    ➖
    DEMPSEY, James Franklin resigned
    director
  36. 1995-04-30
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Patricia appointed
    director
  37. 1977-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As COPPICE DRIVE (HARROGATE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Bridget Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2025
Mr Simon Alistair King Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Briget Louise Pearsonceased 01/11/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Lindsay Gail Swainsonceased 31/05/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1977-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Coppice Drive
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-19
Last: 2026-06-05

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

GORDON, Simon Alistair King→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARSON, Bridget→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-10-03
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Active
GARDINER, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2014-05-02
Resigned
SWAINSON, Lindsey Gail→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2025-05-31
Resigned
WATTS, Julie→
secretary · resigned 1997-01-19
Resigned
WOOD, Michael Gordon Benjamin→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-19 · resigned 2000-02-11
Resigned
DEMPSEY, James Franklin→
director · ~89y · resigned 1995-04-30
Resigned
DEMPSEY, Patricia→
director · ~87y · appointed 1995-04-30 · resigned 2001-05-03
Resigned
GARDINER, Julie→
director · ~70y · resigned 2014-05-02
Resigned
HEALY, Elaine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2002-07-10
Resigned
PARRY, Stuart Craig→
director · ~115y · resigned 1998-12-27
Resigned
SWAINSON, Lindsey Gail→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2025-05-31
Resigned
WOOD, Michael Gordon Benjamin→
director · ~67y · resigned 2000-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20