1000 COOKBOOKS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09250980 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-06
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
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-26➖CHARRON, Marc resigneddirector
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19➖CROFT, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2018-01-05➕CHARRON, Marc appointeddirector
- 2018-01-05➖TARR, Ian resigneddirector
- 2016-02-26➕ARUMUGAM, Nadia appointeddirector
- 2015-06-22➕TARR, Ian appointeddirector
- 2014-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 1000 COOKBOOKS LIMITED
- 2014-10-06➕COCKERILL, Matthew James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-10-06➕CROFT, Jonathan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Matthew James Cockerill Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
54 Alexandra Park Road
London
N10 2AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ARUMUGAM, Nadia→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COCKERILL, Matthew James, Dr→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-06
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CHARRON, Marc→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-01-05 · resigned 2020-09-26
CROFT, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-10-06 · resigned 2018-04-19
TARR, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-06-22 · resigned 2018-01-05
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28