COPIUS (NI) LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI071245 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.9y

80/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,333,263

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Gross profit£3.94M—
Operating profit£1.30M—
Profit before tax£1.33M—
Average employees18000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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  2. 2024-10-18
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  3. 2023-09-14
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  4. 2023-01-12
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  5. 2022-11-29
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  7. 2022-11-10
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  8. 2022-11-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2022-09-01
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    MCCORRY, Cathy appointed
    director
  10. 2022-07-11
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  11. 2022-07-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
  12. 2022-05-24
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  13. 2022-05-11
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    MONRO, Joseph Antony Peter appointed
    director
  14. 2021-12-22
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  15. 2020-12-17
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  16. 2019-09-30
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  17. 2019-01-02
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  18. 2018-09-28
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  19. 2017-10-06
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  20. 2012-09-30
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    HEATH, Nikolas David Jeffrey resigned
    director
  21. 2012-07-01
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    CARLIN, Brendan Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-01
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    CARLIN, Lorraine Mary resigned
    director
  23. 2012-01-19
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    HEATH, Nikolas David Jeffrey appointed
    director
  24. 2011-06-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2010-01-02
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    CARLIN, Brendan Joseph resigned
    director
  26. 2010-01-01
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    CARLIN, Lorraine Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2009-05-01
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    MCSTRAVICK, Liam Joseph resigned
    director
  28. 2008-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As COPIUS (NI) LTD
  29. 2008-12-05
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    CARLIN, Brendan Joseph appointed
    director
  30. 2008-12-05
    ➕
    MCSTRAVICK, Liam Joseph appointed
    director
  31. 2008-12-05
    ➕
    PALMER, Desmond Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2008-12-05
    ➖
    PALMER, Desmond Robert resigned
    director
  33. 2008-12-05
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    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2008-12-05
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Monro
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Lorraine Mary Carlin
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Brendan Joseph Carlin
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-05
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

303a Antrim Road
Glengormley
Newtownabbey
BT36 7AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CARLIN, Brendan Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-07-01
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Active
MCCORRY, Cathy→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-01
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Active
MONRO, Joseph Antony Peter→
director · ~75y · appointed 2022-05-11
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Active
CARLIN, Brendan Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-12-05 · resigned 2010-01-02
Resigned
CARLIN, Lorraine Mary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
HEATH, Nikolas David Jeffrey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-01-19 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
MCSTRAVICK, Liam Joseph→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-12-05 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
PALMER, Desmond Robert→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-12-05 · resigned 2008-12-05
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-12-05 · resigned 2008-12-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
A registered charge—06/07/2022—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property10/06/201110/11/2022
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-10
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mortgage · MR01
2022-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22