AGE UK COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE (TRADING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03195527 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 13 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£965£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£4.8k
Cash£3.5k
Debtors£2£1.3k
Net assets£2£2

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-18
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-09-28
    LONG LEATHER, Christopher resigned
    director
  8. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-05-27
    BARNETSON, Graham resigned
    director
  12. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-22
    TENNANT, Laurence appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-22
    BARNETSON, Graham appointed
    director
  15. 2019-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-03-31
    PERKINS, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2018-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2018-05-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2018-05-09
    GARRETT, Michael Stephen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-05-08
    DIMMELOW, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-10-17
    DAVIES, Jane resigned
    director
  25. 2016-10-17
    PERKINS, Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2016-06-01
    DAVIES, Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2016-06-01
    PHILLIPS, Sarah Ann Elizabeth resigned
    director
  28. 2014-07-15
    HARRIS, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2014-01-20
    DIMMELOW, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  30. 2014-01-20
    HILL, Chris resigned
    secretary
  31. 2013-03-01
    HILL, Chris appointed
    secretary
  32. 2013-02-28
    THOMSON, Steven Anderson resigned
    secretary
  33. 2009-03-01
    DREW, Richard Keith resigned
    director
  34. 2009-02-10
    PHILLIPS, Sarah Ann Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  35. 2009-02-10
    THOMSON, Steven Anderson appointed
    secretary
  36. 2009-02-10
    PHILLIPS, Sarah Ann Elizabeth appointed
    director
  37. 2007-10-30
    COULSON, Ann Margaret resigned
    director
  38. 2003-01-31
    HELLIWELL, James William Ernest resigned
    director
  39. 2003-01-21
    LONG LEATHER, Christopher appointed
    director
  40. 2001-01-30
    DREW, Richard Keith appointed
    director
  41. 2001-01-30
    GLEDSON, Richard Michael resigned
    director
  42. 1998-07-07
    GLEDSON, Richard Michael appointed
    director
  43. 1998-04-17
    CADBURY, Roger Victor John resigned
    director
  44. 1998-04-17
    COULSON, Ann Margaret appointed
    director
  45. 1998-04-17
    HELLIWELL, James William Ernest appointed
    director
  46. 1998-04-17
    YOUNG, Peter John Melville resigned
    director
  47. 1996-05-09
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 1996-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGE UK COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE (TRADING) LIMITED
  49. 1996-05-08
    PHILLIPS, Sarah Ann Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  50. 1996-05-08
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
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Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Age Uk Warwickshire is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Age Uk Warwickshire
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AGE UK COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE (TRADING) LIMITED
This company · 03195527

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
Age Uk Warwickshire
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

8 Clemens Street
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 2DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

GARRETT, Michael Stephen
secretary · appointed 2018-05-09
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Active
HARRIS, Mark Andrew
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-07-15
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Active
TENNANT, Laurence
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-11-22
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Active
DIMMELOW, Kevin
secretary · appointed 2014-01-20 · resigned 2018-05-08
Resigned
HILL, Chris
secretary · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Sarah Ann Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 1996-05-08 · resigned 2009-02-10
Resigned
THOMSON, Steven Anderson
secretary · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-08 · resigned 1996-05-08
Resigned
BARNETSON, Graham
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2020-05-27
Resigned
CADBURY, Roger Victor John
director · ~89y · appointed 1996-05-08 · resigned 1998-04-17
Resigned
COULSON, Ann Margaret
director · ~91y · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 2007-10-30
Resigned
DAVIES, Jane
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2016-10-17
Resigned
DREW, Richard Keith
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-01-30 · resigned 2009-03-01
Resigned
GLEDSON, Richard Michael
director · ~91y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 2001-01-30
Resigned
HELLIWELL, James William Ernest
director · ~92y · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 2003-01-31
Resigned
LONG LEATHER, Christopher
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-01-21 · resigned 2022-09-28
Resigned
PERKINS, Robert
director · ~84y · appointed 2016-10-17 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Sarah Ann Elizabeth
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
YOUNG, Peter John Melville
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-05-08 · resigned 1998-04-17
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-08 · resigned 1996-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-03