COOK (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01666971 · ltd · incorporated 1982-09-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 32.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 32.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-30➖DOHERTY, William Joseph resigneddirector
- 2026-04-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-13➕BARRY, Eamonn Bartholomew appointeddirector
- 2026-04-13➕FORSTER, Andreas appointeddirector
- 2026-04-13➕MOLONEY, Hannorah Angela appointeddirector
- 2026-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-06➖WHITHAM, Ian Edward resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-06➖WHITHAM, Ian Edward resigneddirector
- 2023-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2011-08-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2004-06-30➖DAAMEN, Peer Frans Louis resigneddirector
- 2004-06-30➕DOHERTY, William Joseph appointeddirector
- 2002-01-01➕KAMSTRA, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2002-01-01➕WHITHAM, Ian Edward appointeddirector
- 2001-12-31➖HICKS, Arthur Crist resigneddirector
- 2001-11-29➖JENNINGS, Ross Shelton resigneddirector
- 1997-05-01➖WALKER, Ann Dorothy Georgina resignedsecretary
- 1997-05-01➕WHITHAM, Ian Edward appointedsecretary
- 1996-03-01➕WALKER, Ann Dorothy Georgina appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-21➖JENSEN, Margaret Ann resignedsecretary
- 1994-03-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1993-09-17➖HICKS, Arthur Crist resignedsecretary
- 1993-09-17➕JENSEN, Margaret Ann appointedsecretary
- 1993-04-18➖KOCK, Karl Lauritz resigneddirector
- 1993-03-09➕DAAMEN, Peer Frans Louis appointeddirector
- 1982-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs COOK (UK) LIMITED
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 2DT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)
BARRY, Eamonn Bartholomew→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2026-04-13
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FORSTER, Andreas→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-04-13
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KAMSTRA, John Robert→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-01-01
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MOLONEY, Hannorah Angela→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-04-13
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HICKS, Arthur Crist→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-09-17
JENSEN, Margaret Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-09-17 · resigned 1996-02-21
WALKER, Ann Dorothy Georgina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-01 · resigned 1997-05-01
WHITHAM, Ian Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2023-06-06
DAAMEN, Peer Frans Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1993-03-09 · resigned 2004-06-30
DOHERTY, William Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2026-04-30
HICKS, Arthur Crist→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2001-12-31
JENNINGS, Ross Shelton→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 2001-11-29
KOCK, Karl Lauritz→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1993-04-18
WHITHAM, Ian Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2023-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 18/03/1994 | 03/08/2011 |
Recent filings (133 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24