COOKRIDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12010376 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs COOKRIDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2019-05-22➕CRAIG, Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-05-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Alan Craig Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 22/05/2019 |
Mr Daniel Craig Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIELSA 2019/20 LIMITED→ 16607568 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUELINE TAXIS (HARROGATE) (1981) LIMITED→ 01592920 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| CARGO LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTD→ 15999007 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CASTLESTEAD (PATELEY BRIDGE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (THE)→ 00694808 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| CATTON VILLAGE GREEN MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10612281 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CHELTENHAM CRESCENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 11696776 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHOICEWELCOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02712630 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| CLUE CIRCLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 16315227 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CONNECTRA LTD→ 16185317 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COPPICE COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01910551 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| COPPICE DRIVE (HARROGATE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01337124 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| COPPICE GRANGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01813324 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Stuart House
15/17 North Park Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5PD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28