DOWLING & COSH LTD

🌳Matureactive

08487301 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-12

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£541.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 37000

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

42910SIC 42910

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £541,322

Cash YoY

-11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£387k

↓ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£541k

↑ 4.3% YoY

Current Assets

£504k

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£661.2k	£656.1k
Current assets	£503.9k	£704.7k
Cash	£387.0k	£433.6k
Debtors	£59.3k	£196.2k
Net assets	£541.3k	£519.2k

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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capital · SH02
2023-06-15
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-10
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DOWLING, Benjamin Richard appointed
director
2022-10-10
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DOWLING, Timothy Nicholas appointed
director
2022-06-29
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-28
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gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2013-05-31
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BOWE, Martin James appointed
secretary
2013-04-12
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Company incorporated
As DOWLING & COSH LTD
2013-04-12
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COSH, Alan Mark appointed
director
2013-04-12
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DOWLING, Nicholas Richard 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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DOWLING, Benjamin Richard (same surname) appointed 2022-10-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Timothy Nicholas Dowling Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/04/2025
Mr Benjamin Richard Dowling Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/04/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alan Mark Coshceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares
Mr Nicholas Richard Dowlingceased 01/04/2025· 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

Incorporated2013-04-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

37 Chamberlain Street

Wells

Somerset

BA5 2PQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12