COOPERS COTTAGES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07537305 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£385.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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
80
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 £385,488
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,283 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£385k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £393.8k | £396.5k |
| Current assets | £2.7k | £3.9k |
| Cash | £2.0k | £3.3k |
| Debtors | £709 | £675 |
| Net assets | £385.5k | £387.8k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-28➖COOPER, Charles, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs COOPERS COTTAGES LIMITED
- 2011-02-21➕UTTLEY, Hilary Jane appointeddirector
- 2011-02-21➕COOPER, Charles, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Hilary Jane Uttley Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Charles Cooperceased 28/08/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACCESS RETAIL SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13172338 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ADAM BALTI & PIZZA LIMITED→ 12442127 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CABOOSE LEEDS LTD→ 12631550 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CAFFE MARCONI LTD→ 14000058 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARDAMOM BLACK LIMITED→ 07471414 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CATTLEMENS GRILL LIMITED→ 10528157 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CHF PUB CO LIMITED→ 12132142 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| COLD BATH BAKEHOUSE LIMITED→ 16260637 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COLDBATH COFFEE LTD→ 17016296 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
18 The Gables
Homestead Road
Harrogate
HG1 5QG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
UTTLEY, Hilary Jane→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Charles, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2020-08-28
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27