COOPER KING DISTILLERY LTD
🌳Matureactive
10135055 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£136.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 8.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £135,989
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
Net Worth
£136k
Current Assets
£338k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £420.3k |
| Current assets | £338.1k |
| Cash | £25.0k |
| Debtors | £25.9k |
| Net assets | £136.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-12-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs COOPER KING DISTILLERY LTD
- 2016-04-20➕JAUME, Abbie Louise, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-04-20➕JAUME, Christopher Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Abbie Louise Jaume Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Mark Jaume Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
The Old Stable Stillington Road
Sutton-On-The-Forest
York
North Yorkshire
YO61 1EH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JAUME, Abbie Louise, Dr→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAUME, Christopher Mark→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/12/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16