CORTECH HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12935444 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-07
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
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-24📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-07-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-07-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-07-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CORTECH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2020-10-07➕COOKE, Malcolm Stanley appointeddirector
- 2020-10-07➕VARNEY, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Norman Varney Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/10/2020 |
Mr Malcolm Stanley Cooke Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500
Registered office
Rowan House Back Lane
Easingwold
York
YO61 3BG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COOKE, Malcolm Stanley→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2020-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VARNEY, Richard→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-10-07
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-24