AZOOK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
06515910 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-02-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85200Primary education
  • 85520Cultural education
  • 91012Archives activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,863
Cash YoY
+144%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 144% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 180% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 144% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£8.5k£3.7k
Current assets£9.9k£4.1k
Cash£9.9k£4.1k
Net assets£7.9k£2.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-07-17
    ➖
    SALTERN, Ian Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2020-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-30
    ➕
    SALTERN, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2015-07-01
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    SALTERN, Ian Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2008-07-29
    ➕
    SALTERN, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2008-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AZOOK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  22. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    TRIPP, Claire Michelle appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    BURTON, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    ROBINS, Timothy Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    TRIPP, Claire Michelle 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Claire Michelle Tripp
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Krowji
West Park
Redruth
Cornwall
TR15 3AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

TRIPP, Claire Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active
BURTON, Peter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active
ROBINS, Timothy Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRIPP, Claire Michelle→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALTERN, Ian Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-30 · resigned 2023-07-17
Resigned
SALTERN, Ian Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-07-29 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04