CORROCOAT CORROSIONEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02229343 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-10
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 27.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33190SIC 33190
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees505500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-03
    WATKINSON, Charles John resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-31
    GREENWOOD SOLE, Graham Dennis resigned
    director
  7. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-31
    RILEY, Nigel Patrick resigned
    director
  13. 2022-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-04-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-06-01
    COLE, Robert Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2005-09-30
    RILEY, Nigel Patrick appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-09
    HALL, Andrew Moncreiffe resigned
    director
  23. 2005-06-30
    WATKINSON, Phillip James appointed
    director
  24. 2002-04-30
    ELVIDGE, John Hugh Kenyon resigned
    director
  25. 2002-04-03
    GREENWOOD SOLE, Graham Dennis appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-03
    HALL, Andrew Moncreiffe appointed
    director
  27. 1998-09-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  28. 1994-10-26
    WILSON, David John resigned
    director
  29. 1994-01-01
    WILSON, David John appointed
    director
  30. 1993-12-20
    TUNLEY, Charles Arthur resigned
    director
  31. 1993-03-11
    TUNLEY, Charles Arthur appointed
    director
  32. 1993-03-03
    WATTS, Peter Johnson resigned
    director
  33. 1988-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORROCOAT CORROSIONEERING 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GREENWOOD SOLE, Graham Dennis resigned 2025-12-31; WATKINSON, Charles John resigned 2026-04-03

Group structure

Corrocoat Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Corrocoat Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CORROCOAT CORROSIONEERING LIMITED
This company · 02229343

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
Corrocoat Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1988-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

Forster Street
Leeds
LS10 1PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

HARPER, Clive Anthony
secretary
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Active
COLE, Robert Edward
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-06-01
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Active
HARPER, Clive Anthony
director · ~69y
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Active
WATKINSON, Phillip James
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-06-30
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Active
ELVIDGE, John Hugh Kenyon
director · ~78y · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
GREENWOOD SOLE, Graham Dennis
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
HALL, Andrew Moncreiffe
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2005-09-09
Resigned
RILEY, Nigel Patrick
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
TUNLEY, Charles Arthur
director · ~87y · appointed 1993-03-11 · resigned 1993-12-20
Resigned
WATKINSON, Charles John
director · ~80y · resigned 2026-04-03
Resigned
WATTS, Peter Johnson
director · ~86y · resigned 1993-03-03
Resigned
WILSON, David John
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-01-01 · resigned 1994-10-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property29/09/1998
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Recent filings (133 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01