MILES COVERDALE LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Recent activity
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- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs MILES COVERDALE LTD
- 2011-10-06➕OGUNSHAKIN, Femi Oluwaseyi Olatokunbo appointedsecretary
- 2011-10-06➕OGUNSHAKIN, Femi Oluwaseyi appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Femi Oluwaseyi Ogunshakin Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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