A COTSWOLD LIFESTYLE LTD
- 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
- 73110Advertising agencies
- 74100Specialised design activities
Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-14.9k | £-10.2k |
| Current assets | £6.7k | £7.7k |
| Cash | £1.7k | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £-14.9k | £-10.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A COTSWOLD LIFESTYLE LTD
- 2021-02-25➕CROSS, Nicola Leanne appointeddirector
- 2021-02-25➕TWOSE, Hannah Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2021-02-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Hannah Charlotte Twose-Caswell Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/02/2021 |
Miss Nicola Leanne Cross Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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