COOKSON TRAVEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08319062 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£174.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £174,249
Net assets shrinking
Down £75,622 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£147k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£174k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£177k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£50k£100k£150k£200k£250kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£179.6k£263.9k
Current assets£176.6k£208.9k
Cash£146.8k£189.4k
Debtors£27.2k£16.3k
Net assets£174.2k£249.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-13
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  4. 2022-12-28
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  5. 2021-10-05
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  6. 2020-12-22
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  7. 2019-12-23
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  8. 2018-11-15
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  9. 2017-12-22
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  10. 2016-12-12
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  11. 2016-01-22
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  12. 2015-12-29
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  13. 2014-12-30
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  14. 2014-09-05
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  15. 2014-01-17
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  16. 2012-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As COOKSON TRAVEL LIMITED
  17. 2012-12-05
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    COOKSON, Christine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-12-05
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    COOKSON, Christine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-05
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    COOKSON, Michael George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOKSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael George Cookson
Individual · Welsh · DOB 01/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Christine Elizabeth Cookson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Hope Cottage Hope Lane
Leighton
Welshpool
Powys
SY21 8HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COOKSON, Christine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-05
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COOKSON, Christine Elizabeth→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-12-05
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Active
COOKSON, Michael George→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-12-05
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

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2025-12-30
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2025-12-09
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2024-12-30
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2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
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accounts · AA
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-14