COTESI (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02216297 · ltd · incorporated 1988-02-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 03210SIC 03210
  • 46610SIC 46610
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
127 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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  3. 2023-09-02
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  4. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  5. 2021-07-23
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  6. 2020-11-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2020-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2020-06-15
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-10
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    capital · SH01
  10. 2019-07-02
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  11. 2018-06-28
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  12. 2017-07-19
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  13. 2016-09-06
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  14. 2015-12-22
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  15. 2015-12-21
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2015-12-15
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    MARQUES, Rui appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    MARQUES, Rui appointed
    director
  18. 2015-12-15
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    RUCK, Michael resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-12-15
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    RUCK, Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2010-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2006-01-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    SA, Pedro appointed
    director
  23. 2005-10-25
    ➖
    FERREIRA, Edgar Alves resigned
    director
  24. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    RUCK, Michael appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-03-01
    ➖
    SLATER, Mark resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    RUCK, Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2005-03-01
    ➖
    SLATER, Mark resigned
    director
  28. 2004-11-19
    ➖
    HALL, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-11-19
    ➕
    SLATER, Mark appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-01-01
    ➕
    HALL, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-12-31
    ➖
    GOLDING, John Percival Burleigh resigned
    secretary
  32. 1998-12-31
    ➖
    GOLDING, John Percival Burleigh resigned
    director
  33. 1998-12-31
    ➖
    SUTCLIFFE, Peter resigned
    director
  34. 1996-06-19
    ➕
    VIOLAS, Manuel Soares De Oliveira appointed
    director
  35. 1996-06-19
    ➕
    GOLDING, John Percival Burleigh appointed
    secretary
  36. 1996-06-19
    ➕
    FERREIRA, Edgar Alves appointed
    director
  37. 1996-06-19
    ➖
    GOLDING, John Percival resigned
    director
  38. 1996-06-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 1996-06-14
    ➖
    WELLS, Robert resigned
    secretary
  40. 1996-05-31
    ➖
    WELLS, Robert resigned
    director
  41. 1988-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COTESI (UK) LIMITED

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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.)

Group structure

Cotesi Companhia De Texteis Sinteticos Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cotesi Companhia De Texteis Sinteticos Sa
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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COTESI (UK) LIMITED
This company · 02216297

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
Cotesi Companhia De Texteis Sinteticos Sa
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest03/12/2016

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
Incorporated1988-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Bridgewater House Century Park
Caspian Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 5HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

MARQUES, Rui→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-15
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MARQUES, Rui→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-12-15
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SA, Pedro→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-12-01
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Active
VIOLAS, Manuel Soares De Oliveira→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-06-19
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Active
GOLDING, John Percival Burleigh→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-19 · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
HALL, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2004-11-19
Resigned
RUCK, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2015-12-15
Resigned
SLATER, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-19 · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned
WELLS, Robert→
secretary · resigned 1996-06-14
Resigned
FERREIRA, Edgar Alves→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-06-19 · resigned 2005-10-25
Resigned
GOLDING, John Percival→
director · ~117y · resigned 1996-06-19
Resigned
GOLDING, John Percival Burleigh→
director · ~87y · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
RUCK, Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2015-12-15
Resigned
SLATER, Mark→
director · ~69y · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned
SUTCLIFFE, Peter→
director · ~80y · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
WELLS, Robert→
director · ~94y · resigned 1996-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/01/200618/11/2020
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property19/06/199625/10/2010

Recent filings (127 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-01-10