ALAN COOPER CABINETMAKER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03848520 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-27
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-10-14
    ➖
    HILLS, John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2001-11-05
    ➖
    COOPER, Carol Anne resigned
    secretary
  18. 2001-11-05
    ➕
    HILLS, John appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-09-29
    ➖
    GRASSO, Elvis resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-09-29
    ➖
    PARKER, Ian resigned
    director
  21. 1999-09-28
    ➕
    COOPER, Alan Timothy appointed
    director
  22. 1999-09-28
    ➕
    COOPER, Carol Anne appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN COOPER CABINETMAKER LIMITED
  24. 1999-09-27
    ➕
    GRASSO, Elvis appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-09-27
    ➕
    PARKER, Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Timothy Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

73 St. Annes Road
Aylesbury
HP19 7RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

COOPER, Alan Timothy→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Carol Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-28 · resigned 2001-11-05
Resigned
GRASSO, Elvis→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 1999-09-29
Resigned
HILLS, John→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-05 · resigned 2008-10-14
Resigned
PARKER, Ian→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 1999-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-13