COTTINGHAM LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02852780 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.29M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,293,897
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Assets
£393k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£259k£518k£776k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.50M£1.48M
Current assets£392.5k£1.05M
Cash£4.4k£700.0k
Debtors£309.3k£272.4k
Net assets£1.29M£1.19M

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

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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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2024-05-29
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  4. 2024-05-29
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    Charge satisfied #3
  5. 2024-03-26
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  6. 2024-03-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  7. 2023-04-03
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  8. 2022-07-11
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  9. 2021-09-10
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  10. 2020-12-15
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  11. 2019-11-20
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-04
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  13. 2018-10-30
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  14. 2017-09-13
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  15. 2016-04-22
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  16. 2015-10-29
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  17. 2015-05-11
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  18. 2008-09-02
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    Charge satisfied #4
  19. 2003-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2003-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2003-03-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  22. 2003-01-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  23. 1998-05-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  24. 1996-03-20
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    LITTEN, Terence William Gordon resigned
    director
  25. 1995-01-01
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    WILES, John appointed
    secretary
  26. 1994-12-31
    ➖
    NORTH, William Sidney resigned
    secretary
  27. 1994-12-31
    ➖
    NORTH, William Sidney resigned
    secretary
  28. 1994-12-31
    ➖
    NORTH, William Sidney resigned
    director
  29. 1994-09-13
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    WILES, John resigned
    secretary
  30. 1994-02-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  31. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    WILES, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    WILES, John appointed
    director
  33. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    WILES, Robert John appointed
    director
  34. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    LITTEN, Terence William Gordon appointed
    director
  35. 1993-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As COTTINGHAM LEISURE LIMITED
  36. 1993-09-13
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    NORTH, William Sidney appointed
    secretary
  37. 1993-09-13
    ➕
    WILES, John appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-09-13
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1993-09-13
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1993-09-13
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 1993-09-13
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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 ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Wiles
Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/09/2016
Mr Robert John Wiles
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/09/2016
Ms Jane Elizabeth Wiles
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/09/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Cottingham Parks Golf & Leisure Club
Wood Hill Way
Cottingham
East Yorkshire
HU16 5SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

WILES, John→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-01
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Active
WILES, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~52y · appointed 1993-09-28
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Active
WILES, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-09-28
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Active
WILES, Robert John→
director · ~54y · appointed 1993-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTH, William Sidney→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-13 · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
NORTH, William Sidney→
secretary · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
WILES, John→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-13 · resigned 1994-09-13
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-13 · resigned 1993-09-13
Resigned
LITTEN, Terence William Gordon→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-09-28 · resigned 1996-03-20
Resigned
NORTH, William Sidney→
director · ~85y · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-13 · resigned 1993-09-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge1 property26/03/2024—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Legal mortgage (customer account)1 property07/03/200302/09/2008
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/01/200329/05/2024
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property06/05/199821/03/2003
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property28/02/199421/03/2003
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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
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accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
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accounts · AA
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
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address · AD01
2019-11-20