COOPER FOODS (ANDOVER) LIMITED
- 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.77M | £2.65M |
| Current assets | £2.99M | £3.42M |
| Cash | £850.1k | £1.52M |
| Debtors | £1.48M | £1.36M |
| Net assets | £2.23M | £2.46M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 mortgage
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-07-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-30➕JOHNS, Andrew Ronald appointeddirector
- 2025-06-30➖COOPER, William James Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2025-06-30➖COOPER, Mark Edward resigneddirector
- 2025-06-30➖COOPER, William James Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-27🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-06-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-12➖CRAVEN, Joseph Christian resigneddirector
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30➕CRAVEN, Joseph Christian appointeddirector
- 2021-09-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-06-09➖COOPER, John Bailey resigneddirector
- 2009-12-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-12-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1991-11-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1991-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs COOPER FOODS (ANDOVER) LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: COOPER, William James Andrew resigned 2025-06-30; COOPER, Mark Edward resigned 2025-06-30; COOPER, William James Andrew resigned 2025-06-30
Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
R.D. Johns Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R.D. Johns Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mark Edward Cooperceased 30/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr William James Andrew Cooperceased 30/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 10/07/2025 | 03/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2024 | 27/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/09/2021 | 11/05/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/12/2009 | 11/05/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/12/2009 | 11/05/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/11/1991 | 27/06/2025 |