COATS UK PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11328104 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-25
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (8 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  3. 2025-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-30
    FAHEY, Brendan Joseph resigned
    director
  9. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-05-01
    OATEN, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2022-10-19
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  14. 2022-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-04-29
    THOMPSON, Claire resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-06-30
    DEARDEN, Graham Norman resigned
    director
  23. 2020-06-30
    QUINN, Reinet Gael resigned
    director
  24. 2020-06-30
    SOUTHWORTH, James Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2019-09-27
    STOCKWELL, Andrew James resigned
    director
  26. 2019-09-27
    THOMPSON, Claire appointed
    director
  27. 2018-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COATS UK PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEES LIMITED
  28. 2018-04-25
    MACNICOL, Sheila Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    secretary
  29. 2018-04-25
    BARLOW, Charles Frederick appointed
    director
  30. 2018-04-25
    MCDERMENT, Ronald appointed
    director
  31. 2018-04-25
    SHARPE, Gillian Thomasina appointed
    director
  32. 2018-04-25
    TIERNEY, Declan John appointed
    director
  33. 2018-04-25
    CAPITAL CRANFIELD PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2018-04-25
    INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 2018-04-25
    DEARDEN, Graham Norman appointed
    director
  36. 2018-04-25
    FAHEY, Brendan Joseph appointed
    director
  37. 2018-04-25
    QUINN, Reinet Gael appointed
    director
  38. 2018-04-25
    SOUTHWORTH, James Michael appointed
    director
  39. 2018-04-25
    STOCKWELL, Andrew James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Coats Group Finance Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Coats Group Finance Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
COATS UK PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEES LIMITED
This company · 11328104

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Coats Group Finance Company Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4th Floor 14 Aldermanbury Square
London
EC2V 7HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (8 active · 6 resigned)

MACNICOL, Sheila Elizabeth Margaret
secretary · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
BARLOW, Charles Frederick
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
MCDERMENT, Ronald
director · ~75y · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
OATEN, Andrew Peter
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-01
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Active
SHARPE, Gillian Thomasina
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
TIERNEY, Declan John
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
CAPITAL CRANFIELD PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
DEARDEN, Graham Norman
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
FAHEY, Brendan Joseph
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
QUINN, Reinet Gael
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
SOUTHWORTH, James Michael
director · ~86y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
STOCKWELL, Andrew James
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned
THOMPSON, Claire
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-09-27 · resigned 2022-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-24
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2022-10-19