PAUL COOPER COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC207209 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-17

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

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year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	—	£851
Current assets	—	£3.0k
Cash	—	£2.8k
Debtors	—	£180
Net assets	—	£851
Average employees	100	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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2022-06-21
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2021-06-24
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2020-07-10
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2019-09-27
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2018-08-01
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2017-07-19
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2016-07-07
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2016-05-19
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2015-08-24
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2015-05-19
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2014-05-19
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2013-08-21
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2003-02-28
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COOPER, Christopher appointed
secretary
2003-02-28
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WALKER, Christopher David resigned
secretary
2000-05-25
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COOPER, Paul resigned
secretary
2000-05-25
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WALKER, Christopher David appointed
secretary
2000-05-17
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Company incorporated
As PAUL COOPER COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED
2000-05-17
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COOPER, Paul appointed
director
2000-05-17
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COOPER, Paul appointed
secretary
2000-05-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-05-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2000-05-17
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2000-05-17
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Cooper Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/05/2017

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

Incorporated2000-05-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

3/9 East Champanyie

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH9 3EL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

COOPER, Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-28

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Active

COOPER, Paul→

director · ~61y · appointed 2000-05-17

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Active

COOPER, Paul→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-17 · resigned 2000-05-25

Resigned

WALKER, Christopher David→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-25 · resigned 2003-02-28

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-17 · resigned 2000-05-17

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-17 · resigned 2000-05-17

Resigned

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