CO-OPERATIVE FUTURES LTD

🌳Matureactive

03944484 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-03-10

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

43 officers (5 active, 43 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Turnover	—	£131.6k
Gross profit	—	£127.7k
Operating profit	—	£5.3k
Profit before tax	—	£6.5k
Average employees	700	700

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 change-of-constitution

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 change-of-constitution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (100 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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officers · TM01
2026-04-15
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RAINFORD, Barbara Ann resigned
director
2026-04-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-11
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notice-restriction-on-company-articles
change-of-constitution · CC01
2026-04-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-18
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ALLSOPP, Stephen Raymond resigned
director
2025-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
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officers · AP01
2020-12-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-07
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MATHER, Paul James appointed
director
2020-12-07
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RAINFORD, Barbara Ann appointed
director
2020-11-10
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SINGH, Rashpal resigned
director
2020-11-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-21
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FEENEY, Judith resigned
director
2020-10-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-06
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COOK, Martin resigned
director
2019-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-17
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SINGH, Rashpal appointed
director
2019-01-16
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GREENHILL, Nicholas Alan appointed
director
2019-01-16
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FEENEY, Judith appointed
director
2018-11-05
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RAINFORD, Barbara Ann resigned
director
2018-04-18
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RUSSELL, Edward John resigned
director
2018-01-17
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COOK, Martin appointed
director
2017-01-02
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BATEMAN, Diane Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-04-22
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DOWN, John Edward resigned
director
2015-04-22
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GALE, Mark Colin resigned
director
2015-04-22
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RAINFORD, Barbara Ann appointed
director
2014-10-22
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WADDELL, George resigned
director
2014-01-22
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LANE, Matthew David Nigel resigned
director
2014-01-22
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WADDELL, George appointed
director
2013-04-15
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HERRIES, Christine Janet resigned
director
2013-02-08
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ABBOTT, Michael St John resigned
director
2013-02-06
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LANE, Matthew David Nigel appointed
director
2012-01-18
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BROWN, Kenneth David resigned
director
2011-07-20
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HERRIES, Christine Janet appointed
director
2011-01-27
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READE, Philip Extence resigned
director
2010-07-20
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BATEMAN, Diane Elizabeth appointed
director
2010-07-20
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RUSSELL, Edward John appointed
director
2010-07-20
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TYLER, Brian Henry resigned
director
2009-04-22
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AVERY, Jane Louise resigned
director
2008-09-12
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ABBOTT, Michael St John appointed
director
2008-09-12
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AVERY, Jane Louise appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 100 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALLSOPP, Stephen Raymond resigned 2026-03-18; RAINFORD, Barbara Ann resigned 2026-04-15

Group structure

The People Co-Operative Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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The People Co-Operative Limited

Corporate parent · board control

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CO-OPERATIVE FUTURES LTD

This company · 03944484

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The People Co-Operative Limited Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2000-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

City Works

Alfred Street

Gloucester

Gloucestershire

GL1 4DF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (5 active · 38 resigned)

WHITE, Joanne Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-23

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Active

GREENHILL, Nicholas Alan→

director · ~41y · appointed 2019-01-16

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Active

MATHER, Paul James→

director · ~67y · appointed 2020-12-07

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Active

TITLEY, Brian James→

director · ~63y · appointed 2000-03-10

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Active

WHITE, Joanne Elizabeth→

director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-04

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Active

BROWN, Dorothy→

secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2005-08-26

Resigned

LUDDECKE, Kathrin Luise Gertrud→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2001-12-04

Resigned

YOUNG, Linda Jane→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2008-07-23

Resigned

ABBOTT, Michael St John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-09-12 · resigned 2013-02-08

Resigned

ALLSOPP, Stephen Raymond→

director · ~74y · appointed 2004-07-27 · resigned 2026-03-18

Resigned

ALLSOPP, Stephen Raymond→

director · ~74y · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2001-12-04

Resigned

AVERY, Jane Louise→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-09-12 · resigned 2009-04-22

Resigned

BATEMAN, Diane Elizabeth→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-07-20 · resigned 2017-01-02

Resigned

BILLINGHAM, Anne→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2004-01-28

Resigned

BROWN, Dorothy→

director · ~73y · appointed 2005-08-26 · resigned 2006-04-26

Resigned

BROWN, Kenneth David→

director · ~79y · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2012-01-18

Resigned

CHANEY, Patrick Ronald→

director · ~93y · appointed 2000-04-27 · resigned 2000-11-20

Resigned

COOK, Martin→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-01-17 · resigned 2020-03-06

Resigned

COUCHMAN, Peter Leslie→

director · ~66y · appointed 2000-04-27 · resigned 2005-01-31

Resigned

DOWN, John Edward→

director · ~78y · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2015-04-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (159 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-20

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-11

notice-restriction-on-company-articles

change-of-constitution · CC01

2026-04-11

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-07-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-10