COOPER CAR CLUB LIMITED

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04137340 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-01-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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 (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £1,912
Net assets shrinking
Down £148 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£412£824£1k£2k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.9k£2.1k
Current assets£1.9k£2.1k
Net assets£1.9k£2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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  2. 2024-09-06
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  3. 2023-08-25
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  4. 2022-01-01
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  5. 2021-01-30
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  6. 2021-01-15
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  7. 2019-02-01
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  8. 2018-09-03
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  9. 2017-08-30
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  10. 2017-08-29
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    DAWSON, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  11. 2017-08-29
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  12. 2017-01-21
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  13. 2016-12-14
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    SHACKLETON, George John resigned
    director
  14. 2016-08-26
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  15. 2016-01-08
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  16. 2015-11-20
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    COTTON, Anthony Charles resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-11-20
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    COTTON, Anthony Charles resigned
    director
  18. 2015-11-20
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  19. 2015-11-20
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  20. 2014-11-08
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    SHACKLETON, George John appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-08
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    WOODHOUSE, David Roy resigned
    director
  22. 2014-11-08
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    WOODHOUSE, Michelle Drouse resigned
    director
  23. 2013-11-13
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    WOODHOUSE, David Roy appointed
    director
  24. 2013-11-13
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    WOODHOUSE, Michelle Drouse appointed
    director
  25. 2012-10-19
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    KITSON, Terence John resigned
    director
  26. 2012-08-08
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    COTTON, Anthony Charles appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-08-08
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    KITSON, Terence John appointed
    director
  28. 2001-02-09
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    RABAGLIATI, Duncan Charles Pringle appointed
    director
  29. 2001-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As COOPER CAR CLUB LIMITED
  30. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    NEALE, Richard Warwick appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    NEALE, Richard Warwick appointed
    director
  32. 2001-01-09
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    COTTON, Anthony Charles 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

55 Yew Tree Lane
Wergs
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV6 8UQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

NEALE, Richard Warwick→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, Christopher Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEALE, Richard Warwick→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RABAGLIATI, Duncan Charles Pringle→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COTTON, Anthony Charles→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-08 · resigned 2015-11-20
Resigned
COTTON, Anthony Charles→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2015-11-20
Resigned
KITSON, Terence John→
director · ~90y · appointed 2012-08-08 · resigned 2012-10-19
Resigned
SHACKLETON, George John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-11-08 · resigned 2016-12-14
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, David Roy→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-11-13 · resigned 2014-11-08
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Michelle Drouse→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-13 · resigned 2014-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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2026-01-06
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2025-08-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-04
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accounts · AA
2024-09-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
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accounts · AA
2023-08-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
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accounts · AA
2021-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
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accounts · AA
2019-02-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-16