COOPER JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC196837 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-03
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

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year to Jun 2023
Net worth
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Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2022Jun 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-06-302022-06-30
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-12
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2024-11-12
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-08-27
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2024-08-16
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-09-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  14. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-02-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-02-10
    ➖
    HENRY, Susan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-12-23
    ➖
    HENRY, Susan resigned
    director
  18. 2019-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    HENRY, Ian George resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    HENRY, Susan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    HENRY, Ian George resigned
    director
  25. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    HENRY, Susan appointed
    director
  26. 1999-09-03
    ➕
    COOPER, Angus James appointed
    director
  27. 1999-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COOPER JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 1999-06-03
    ➕
    HENRY, Ian George appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-06-03
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-06-03
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-06-03
    ➕
    HENRY, Ian George appointed
    director
  32. 1999-06-03
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1999-06-03
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-11-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Angus James Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Susan Henryceased 23/12/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

4 Rubislaw Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 1XE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2023-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-06-03

Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)

COOPER, Angus James→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENRY, Ian George→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-03 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
HENRY, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2020-02-10
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-03 · resigned 1999-06-03
Resigned
HENRY, Ian George→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-06-03 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
HENRY, Susan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2019-12-23
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-03 · resigned 1999-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-11-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-08-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-21