COOKIEO LTD

💤Zombieactive
13154189 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-25
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-01
    RACKLEY, Chris Michael resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-10-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-23
    RACKLEY, Steve Wayne resigned
    director
  10. 2022-02-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-09-03
    RACKLEY, Chris Michael appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-03
    RACKLEY, Steve Wayne appointed
    director
  14. 2021-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COOKIEO LTD
  17. 2021-01-25
    RACKLEY, Roxanne Ariel appointed
    director
  18. 2021-01-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Roxanne Ariel Rackley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

1 Melba Cottages Milley Bridge
Waltham St. Lawrence
Reading
RG10 0LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RACKLEY, Roxanne Ariel
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-01-25
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Active
RACKLEY, Chris Michael
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-09-03 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned
RACKLEY, Steve Wayne
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-03 · resigned 2022-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-03