COW PASTURE ENERGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09355548 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-15
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2014-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As COW PASTURE ENERGY LIMITED
  17. 2014-12-15
    ➕
    BOFFEY, Janice Helen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-12-15
    ➕
    BOFFEY, Janice Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-15
    ➕
    RAWLINGS, Stephen Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Charles Rawlings
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/12/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Cheshire Coppice Farm
Admaston
Telford
Shropshire
TF5 0BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BOFFEY, Janice Helen→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-15
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BOFFEY, Janice Helen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-12-15
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RAWLINGS, Stephen Charles→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-12-15
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Recent filings (26 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28