CO VIEW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03029603 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-06
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£540.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 22.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
86 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £540,142
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£338k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£540k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£777k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£155k£311k£466k£622k£777kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£567.8k£537.6k
Current assets£777.1k£560.6k
Cash£337.6k£522.2k
Debtors£29.7k£38.5k
Net assets£540.1k£520.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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  3. 2025-06-06
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  4. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-05
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    GREENWOOD, Linda Victoria appointed
    director
  8. 2022-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-06-18
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-06-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-05-09
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    GREENWOOD, Mark Winston appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-09
    ➖
    GRAY, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-05-09
    ➖
    GRAY, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  19. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2008-08-01
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    GRAY, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-08-01
    ➖
    STAKOUNIS, Denis Charles resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-11-08
    ➖
    STAKOUNIS, Dawn Janine resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-11-08
    ➕
    STAKOUNIS, Denis Charles appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    GRAY, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  26. 2005-05-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2005-05-18
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    STAKOUNIS, Denis Charles resigned
    director
  28. 2005-05-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2003-11-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 1995-03-13
    ➕
    STAKOUNIS, Dawn Janine appointed
    secretary
  31. 1995-03-13
    ➖
    SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-03-13
    ➕
    STAKOUNIS, Denis Charles appointed
    director
  33. 1995-03-13
    ➖
    S C F (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1995-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As CO VIEW LIMITED
  35. 1995-03-06
    ➕
    SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1995-03-06
    ➕
    S C F (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Coview Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CO VIEW LIMITED
This company · 03029603

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
Coview Solutions Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jeffrey Grayceased 06/06/2025· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 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
Incorporated1995-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

2 Exley House
Exley Bank
Halifax
HX3 9LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GREENWOOD, Linda Victoria→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENWOOD, Mark Winston→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2019-05-09
Resigned
STAKOUNIS, Dawn Janine→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-13 · resigned 2006-11-08
Resigned
STAKOUNIS, Denis Charles→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-06 · resigned 1995-03-13
Resigned
GRAY, Jeffrey→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2019-05-09
Resigned
STAKOUNIS, Denis Charles→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-03-13 · resigned 2005-05-18
Resigned
S C F (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-03-06 · resigned 1995-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property12/05/2005—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property28/11/200324/05/2005
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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-24