COTTONSOFT LTD

🌳Matureactive
04095031 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-24
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£13.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed other with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £13,134

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£13.1k£13.1k
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£13.1k£13.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-07-20
    ➕
    LUTHRA, Carla Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2004-07-20
    ➖
    LUTHRA, Sudarshan Lal resigned
    director
  18. 2000-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COTTONSOFT LTD
  19. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    LUTHRA, Vivek appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    LUTHRA, Vivek appointed
    director
  21. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-10-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    LUTHRA, Sudarshan Lal appointed
    director
  24. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-10-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vivek Luthra
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit C
Corporation Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 4AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

LUTHRA, Vivek→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUTHRA, Carla Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUTHRA, Vivek→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2000-10-24
Resigned
LUTHRA, Sudarshan Lal→
director · ~97y · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2004-07-20
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2000-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30