CABLESPEED LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05022712 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46620SIC 46620
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.5y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  8. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-03-25
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-01-31
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    KOS, Avril resigned
    director
  17. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-03-31
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    KOS, Jay Layton appointed
    director
  20. 2016-09-14
    ➕
    KOS, Walter Ronald appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-14
    ➕
    KOS, Avril appointed
    director
  22. 2016-09-14
    ➖
    KOS, Wesley Paul resigned
    director
  23. 2015-05-26
    ➖
    KOS, Jay Layton resigned
    secretary
  24. 2015-05-26
    ➖
    KOS, Jay Layton resigned
    director
  25. 2008-11-27
    ➖
    KOS, Jansen resigned
    director
  26. 2008-11-27
    ➕
    KOS, Jay Layton appointed
    director
  27. 2008-11-27
    ➕
    KOS, Wesley Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2004-01-31
    ➕
    KOS, Jansen appointed
    director
  29. 2004-01-31
    ➖
    KOS, Walter Ronald resigned
    director
  30. 2004-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CABLESPEED LIMITED
  31. 2004-01-22
    ➕
    KOS, Jay Layton appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-01-22
    ➕
    KOS, Walter Ronald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jay Layton Kos
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/01/2019
Mr Walter Ronald Kos
Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Avril Kosceased 31/01/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2004-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

12 Hallikeld Close
Melmerby
Ripon
HG4 5GZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KOS, Jay Layton→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOS, Walter Ronald→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-09-14
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Active
KOS, Jay Layton→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2015-05-26
Resigned
KOS, Avril→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
KOS, Jansen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-01-31 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
KOS, Jay Layton→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-11-27 · resigned 2015-05-26
Resigned
KOS, Walter Ronald→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2004-01-31
Resigned
KOS, Wesley Paul→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-11-27 · resigned 2016-09-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/12/2022—
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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-20