DISABLED WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04418227 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-04-16
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £22,468
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£22k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-04 | 2023-12-04 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.9k | £18.4k |
| Current assets | £22.1k | £17.6k |
| Cash | — | £17.6k |
| Net assets | £22.5k | £18.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-01➖JAMES, Zee resigneddirector
- 2020-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-14➖DOLPHIN, Rosemary Gillian resigneddirector
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-05-12➕TURK, Lynda Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-05-12➕DOLPHIN, Rosemary Gillian appointeddirector
- 2015-05-12➕JAMES, Zee appointeddirector
- 2015-05-12➖NUNNERLEY, Carroll Emlyn Jones resigneddirector
- 2015-05-12➖NUNNERLEY, John Marshall resigneddirector
- 2010-04-15➖NUNNERLEY, Carroll Emlyn Jones resignedsecretary
- 2008-10-01➕WOOD-GAIGER, Neil Christopher appointeddirector
- 2008-04-07➕KING-MCLAREN, Fiona Eloise appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-07➕KING-MCLAREN, Fiona Eloise appointeddirector
- 2008-04-07➖WOOD-GAIGER, Neil Christopher resigneddirector
- 2006-12-30➖CORRIGAN, Richard resigneddirector
- 2005-11-11➖JONES, Janet Suzanne resigneddirector
- 2005-10-11➕NUNNERLEY, John Marshall appointeddirector
- 2004-07-29➕NUNNERLEY, Carroll Emlyn Jones appointeddirector
- 2002-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs DISABLED WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
- 2002-04-16➕NUNNERLEY, Carroll Emlyn Jones appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-16➕CORRIGAN, Richard appointeddirector
- 2002-04-16➕JONES, Janet Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2002-04-16➕WOOD-GAIGER, Neil Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Christopher Wood-Gaiger Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CRPG RESPONSE CIC→ 16968429 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
Poplar Cottage
Poundisford
Taunton
TA3 7AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last made up to: 2024-12-04
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
KING-MCLAREN, Fiona Eloise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-04-07
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KING-MCLAREN, Fiona Eloise→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-04-07
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TURK, Lynda Jane→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-05-12
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WOOD-GAIGER, Neil Christopher→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-10-01
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NUNNERLEY, Carroll Emlyn Jones→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2010-04-15
CORRIGAN, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2006-12-30
DOLPHIN, Rosemary Gillian→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2015-05-12 · resigned 2018-05-14
JAMES, Zee→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-05-12 · resigned 2020-11-01
JONES, Janet Suzanne→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2005-11-11
NUNNERLEY, Carroll Emlyn Jones→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2015-05-12
NUNNERLEY, John Marshall→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2015-05-12
WOOD-GAIGER, Neil Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2008-04-07
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29