COTSWOLD RAW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08464581 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-27

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10130

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2500	2500

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

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-12-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-04
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-09-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-18
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-31
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BRIERLEY, Anthony William appointed
secretary
2023-12-31
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LEWIS, Mark David resigned
secretary
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-07
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2022-12-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-02-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
2021-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
2017-10-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-01-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
2015-09-03
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APPELL, Simon Jonathan, Mr appointed
director
2015-05-10
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BRIERLEY, Anthony William appointed
director
2015-05-10
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BRIERLEY, Christopher James appointed
director
2013-03-27
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Company incorporated
As COTSWOLD RAW LIMITED
2013-03-27
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LEWIS, Mark David appointed
director
2013-03-27
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LEWIS, Mark David appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark David Lewis Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/03/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Amy Charlotte Bramwell Brierleyceased 15/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2013-03-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

2 Hawthorne Court Bourton Industrial Park

Bourton-On-The-Water

Cheltenham

GL54 2HQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25