COW TALK LTD
🌳Matureactive
08848607 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕BALLARD, Charlotte Ffiona appointeddirector
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs COW TALK LTD
- 2014-01-16➕COCKROFT, Robert Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Charlotte Ffiona Ballard Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence | 16/02/2018 |
Mr Robert Edward Cockroft Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A W EQUINE HOUSING LTD→ 11649958 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BALEY MARINE LIMITED→ 10802756 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BATES GREEN FARM LTD→ 13924066 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BEAVER TREE SERVICES CALDERDALE LTD→ 10387809 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BELLS TREE SURGEONS LIMITED→ 04497153 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BIOCHAR INNOVATIONS LIMITED→ 14173416 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CAZ'S POOCHES LTD→ 12838293 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CLK TREE SERVICES LIMITED→ 16391613 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CN FORESTRY & ARB LTD→ 12906548 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| COLEY EQUINE & CATTLE LTD→ 15532933 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| D & K W HOLDINGS LTD→ 16841515 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEERPLAY FARM LTD→ 17062260 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
Equitable House
55 Pellon Lane
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 5SP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BALLARD, Charlotte Ffiona→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COCKROFT, Robert Edward→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-24