COVESTA LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13292589 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-25
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
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Mar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Average employees500400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-15
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-26
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-11-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-24
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-10-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-02-23
    BIENEK, Leon Paul resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-23
    JANES, Peter Allen resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-02-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-12-30
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  13. 2022-12-30
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2022-12-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2022-12-19
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2022-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-08-03
    📄
    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  19. 2022-08-02
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  20. 2022-06-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2021-10-30
    📄
    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  22. 2021-10-18
    CAREY - EVANS, William appointed
    director
  23. 2021-10-18
    ELLIOTT, Richard John appointed
    director
  24. 2021-10-18
    BIENEK, Leon Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2021-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COVESTA LIMITED
  26. 2021-03-25
    JANES, Peter Allen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Brooks House, Alexander Place
13 - 17 Princes Road
Richmond
TW10 6DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CAREY - EVANS, William
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-10-18
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Active
ELLIOTT, Richard John
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-10-18
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Active
BIENEK, Leon Paul
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-10-18 · resigned 2023-02-23
Resigned
JANES, Peter Allen
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-03-25 · resigned 2023-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-12-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-30