COSYSEAL (DOUBLE GLAZING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04044256 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Gross profit—£2.49M
Profit before tax—£530.3k
Average employees16001600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Dipak appointed
    director
  7. 2022-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-05-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-05-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  14. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-12-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2019-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2014-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2014-10-28
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    PATEL, Rajan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-10-28
    ➖
    PATEL, Mitul resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-11-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2006-12-12
    ➖
    PATEL, Mita resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    PATEL, Mitul appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-08-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2001-07-31
    ➕
    PATEL, Rajan appointed
    director
  28. 2001-07-31
    ➕
    PATEL, Mita appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-07-31
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-07-31
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2000-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COSYSEAL (DOUBLE GLAZING) LIMITED
  32. 2000-08-01
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-08-01
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PATEL, Dipak (same surname) appointed 2022-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

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 Rajan Patel
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2000-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Montpelier Avenue
Bexley
DA5 3AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PATEL, Rajan→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Dipak→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Rajan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Mita→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-31 · resigned 2006-12-12
Resigned
PATEL, Mitul→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2014-10-28
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2001-07-31
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2001-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—12/05/2020—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property05/11/201002/12/2014
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property08/08/200502/12/2014
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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-05