DENISE COATES FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive
08191619 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-08-24
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 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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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: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
25 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
52 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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-11-19
    ➕
    ADAMS, Oliver Richard appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-19
    ➖
    ADLINGTON, Simon John resigned
    director
  14. 2019-11-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2016-04-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: J.P.Morgan International Bank LTD
  20. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    GALLETLEY, Simon Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    WHITE, James Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    HALL, Denis resigned
    director
  23. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    COATES, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2014-03-13
    ➕
    HALL, Denis appointed
    director
  25. 2012-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DENISE COATES FOUNDATION
  26. 2012-08-24
    ➕
    COATES, Denise appointed
    director
  27. 2012-08-24
    ➕
    COATES, John Fitzgerald appointed
    director
  28. 2012-08-24
    ➕
    ADLINGTON, Simon John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COATES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Denise Coates
Individual · English · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Fitzgerald Coates
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Peter Coates
Individual · British · DOB 01/1938 · age 88
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bet365 House Media Way
Stoke-On-Trent
ST1 5SZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Oliver Richard→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-11-19
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Active
COATES, Denise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-24
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Active
COATES, John Fitzgerald→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-08-24
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Active
COATES, Peter→
director · ~88y · appointed 2014-03-31
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Active
GALLETLEY, Simon Hugh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
WHITE, James Edward→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADLINGTON, Simon John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-08-24 · resigned 2019-11-19
Resigned
HALL, Denis→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-03-13 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
J.P.Morgan International Bank
J.P.Morgan International Bank LTD
A registered charge—13/04/201614/06/2016

Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28