46 COWPASTURE ROAD ILKLEY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04322093 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-13
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
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £4,545
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.5k | £3.2k |
| Current assets | £4.5k | £3.2k |
| Net assets | £4.5k | £3.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26➕PASSMORE, Judith appointeddirector
- 2026-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-04➕MOSS, Gwyneth Jane appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-04➖BOAM, Margaret Clare resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-04➖BOAM, Margaret Clare resigneddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-12-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2013-04-04➕MOSS, Gwyneth Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-04-04➖RUCKMAN, Ji Young resigneddirector
- 2005-10-14➕BOAM, Margaret Clare appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➕RUCKMAN, Ji Young appointeddirector
- 2005-01-31➖RUCKMAN, Gordon Robert resignedsecretary
- 2005-01-31➖RUCKMAN, Gordon Robert resigneddirector
- 2002-11-12➖BOAM, Margaret Clare resignedsecretary
- 2002-11-12➕RUCKMAN, Gordon Robert appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-14➕BOAM, Margaret Clare appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-14➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-11-14➕BOAM, Margaret Clare appointeddirector
- 2001-11-14➕RUCKMAN, Gordon Robert appointeddirector
- 2001-11-14➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2001-11-14➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2001-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 46 COWPASTURE ROAD ILKLEY LIMITED
- 2001-11-13➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-11-13➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2001-11-13➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BOAM, Margaret Clare resigned 2025-12-04; BOAM, Margaret Clare resigned 2025-12-04
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Milestone House
48 North Street
Horncastle
LN9 5DX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
MOSS, Gwyneth Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-04
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MOSS, Gwyneth Jane→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-04-04
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PASSMORE, Judith→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2026-02-26
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BOAM, Margaret Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2025-12-04
BOAM, Margaret Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2002-11-12
RUCKMAN, Gordon Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2005-01-31
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2001-11-14
BOAM, Margaret Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2025-12-04
RUCKMAN, Gordon Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2005-01-31
RUCKMAN, Ji Young→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2013-04-04
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2001-11-14
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2001-11-14
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Recent filings (89 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30