COPATA LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC565962 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£435
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £435
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£435
↑ 8.5% YoY
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 | £10 | £10 |
| Net assets | £435 | £401 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24➕MOOSAVI, Fereidoon appointeddirector
- 2021-11-24➖ROBERTSON, Rhona resigneddirector
- 2021-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs COPATA LIMITED
- 2017-05-15➕ROBERTSON, Norman appointeddirector
- 2017-05-15➕ROBERTSON, Rhona appointeddirector
- 2017-05-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fereidoon Moosavi Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 24/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Rhona Robertsonceased 24/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Norman Robertsonceased 24/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749
Registered office
1 South Parrotshot
Edinburgh
EH15 3RN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MOOSAVI, Fereidoon→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSON, Norman→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSON, Rhona→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-05-15 · resigned 2021-11-24
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-29