DERWENT COURT (COCKERMOUTH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03353390 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-03-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-28
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Gordon Victor resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-18
    ➕
    HACKLEY, Stephen Andrew appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-07-18
    ➕
    HACKLEY, Stephen Andrew appointed
    director
  11. 2024-07-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2024-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-07-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2024-07-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-07-17
    ➖
    MORGAN, Sally Ann resigned
    secretary
  16. 2024-07-17
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Enid resigned
    director
  17. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-06-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2020-06-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2020-06-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    MORGAN, Sally Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2020-02-26
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Gordon Victor resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-04-07
    ➖
    FELL, John Joseph resigned
    director
  27. 1999-05-28
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Gordon Victor appointed
    director
  28. 1999-02-06
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Gordon Victor appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-01-14
    ➖
    PRENTICE, Mary resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-01-14
    ➖
    PRENTICE, Mary resigned
    director
  31. 1997-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DERWENT COURT (COCKERMOUTH) LIMITED
  32. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    PRENTICE, Mary appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-04-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    FELL, John Joseph appointed
    director
  36. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    PRENTICE, Mary appointed
    director
  37. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Enid appointed
    director

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

42 Fisher Street
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 2ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

HACKLEY, Stephen Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-18
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Active
HACKLEY, Stephen Andrew→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Sally Ann→
secretary · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2024-07-17
Resigned
PRENTICE, Mary→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1999-01-14
Resigned
TAYLOR, Gordon Victor→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-06 · resigned 2020-02-26
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned
FELL, John Joseph→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-07
Resigned
PRENTICE, Mary→
director · ~89y · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1999-01-14
Resigned
TAYLOR, Enid→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 2024-07-17
Resigned
TAYLOR, Gordon Victor→
director · ~93y · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 2025-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26