THOMAS JOSHUA COOPER LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC515200 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£41.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialist photography
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,570
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,726 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£42k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£35k£52k£70k£87kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£41.6k£87.3k
Current assets£42.4k£81.8k
Net assets£41.6k£87.3k

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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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2021-11-23
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-09-06
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As THOMAS JOSHUA COOPER LTD
  17. 2015-09-09
    ➕
    COOPER, Thomas Joshua, Prof appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-09
    ➕
    MOONEY, Catherine Alice appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Prof Thomas Joshua Cooper
Individual · American · DOB 12/1946 · age 80
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74202 — Other specialist photography

Registered office

505 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 8HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COOPER, Thomas Joshua, Prof→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOONEY, Catherine Alice→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-09
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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-10