COPPETT HILL COMMON TRUST LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

01913510 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-14

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£72.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

38 officers (5 active, 38 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

181 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £72,025

Cash YoY

+6%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£51k

↑ 6.0% YoY

Net Worth

£72k

↑ 3.9% YoY

Current Assets

£51k

↑ 6.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£72.0k	£69.3k
Current assets	£50.8k	£47.9k
Cash	£50.8k	£47.9k
Net assets	£72.0k	£69.3k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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officers · AP01
2025-12-03
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JONES, Lona Mair appointed
director
2025-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
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FISHER, Adam Alexander resigned
director
2025-10-21
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
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WINYARD, Rosemary Ann appointed
secretary
2025-07-09
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address · AD01
2025-07-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-05
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BRACEBRIDGE, Michael Charles, Dr resigned
secretary
2025-06-13
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officers · AP01
2025-06-13
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officers · AP01
2025-06-12
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COSTLEY, Piers appointed
director
2025-06-12
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FISHER, Adam Alexander appointed
director
2025-05-04
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BROWN, Ivan resigned
director
2025-05-04
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PERKIN, Joel Couch resigned
director
2025-05-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-22
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HARBORD, Lance resigned
director
2023-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-05
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ROWBERRY, Martin John appointed
director
2022-11-28
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CHATTERTON, Patrick resigned
director
2022-11-28
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PERKIN, Joel Couch appointed
director
2022-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-01
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BROWN, Ivan appointed
director
2022-03-01
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CHIVERS, Catherine Helen resigned
director
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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BRACEBRIDGE, Michael Charles, Dr appointed
secretary
2020-03-19
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CHATTERTON, Patrick resigned
secretary
2020-03-19
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NEWMAN, Paul David resigned
director
2020-03-19
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ROWBERRY, Martin John resigned
director
2019-12-10
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CHATTERTON, Patrick appointed
director
2015-12-09
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WOODWARD, George Robert Hill appointed
director
2015-12-09
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CHIVERS, Catherine Helen appointed
director
2015-12-09
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EDWARDS, John resigned
director
2015-12-09
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LAFFORD, Tracy resigned
director
2015-12-09
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NEWMAN, Paul David appointed
director
2015-05-01
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HARBORD, Lance appointed
director
2015-04-20
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WOODWARD, George Robert Hill resigned
director
2014-02-04
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LAFFORD, Tracy appointed
director
2013-12-03
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WARD-ELLISON, Joanna Margaret resigned
director
2013-10-23
➕
EDWARDS, John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1985-05-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Registered office

Holly Tree Cottage

Goodrich

Ross-On-Wye

HR9 6HU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01