2 COOL FRIENDS & CO LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k | £2.1k |
| Current assets | £845 | £845 |
| Net assets | £18.1k | £18.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-09-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-04-06➕SPADOLA, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2009-04-06➖FIORILLA, Francesco resigneddirector
- 2008-03-31➕FIORILLA, Francesco appointeddirector
- 2008-03-31➖SPADOLA, Andrea resigneddirector
- 2007-07-14➖FIORILLA, Francesco resigneddirector
- 2006-06-17➕FIORILLA, Francesco appointeddirector
- 2006-06-17➕SPADOLA, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2006-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 COOL FRIENDS & CO LIMITED
- 2006-06-16➕OSSMAN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-06-16➕OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-06-16➖OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrea Spadola Individual · Italian · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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