AUTUS CUMBRIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09140564 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-07-21
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    MCGREGOR, Gillian appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-20
    ➖
    STEELE, Suzanne Lorraine resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-09-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-09-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-09-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  19. 2020-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-21
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    GRAHAM, Pauline resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-12
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Pauline appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTUS CUMBRIA LIMITED
  23. 2014-07-21
    ➕
    LOCHWOOD, Jemma Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2014-07-21
    ➕
    MUNRO, Donna Kerin appointed
    director
  25. 2014-07-21
    ➕
    STEELE, Suzanne Lorraine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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
Mrs Jemma Louise Lochwood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/06/2019
Ms Donna Kerin Munro
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Suzanne Lorraine Steeleceased 20/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Cooke's Studios
Abbey Road
Barrow-In-Furness
LA14 5QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LOCHWOOD, Jemma Louise→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGREGOR, Gillian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2026-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNRO, Donna Kerin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Pauline→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2019-06-21
Resigned
STEELE, Suzanne Lorraine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-21 · resigned 2025-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05