COPTEN COASTAL LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16674312 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
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 (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs COPTEN COASTAL LIMITED
- 2025-08-27➕JACKSON, Geoffrey Allan appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27➕JACKSON, Jacqueline Florence appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27➕JACKSON, Katharine Allison appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27➕JACKSON, Mark William appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27➕JACKSON, Nicole Dawn appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JACKSON, Katharine Allison (same surname) appointed 2025-08-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Geoffrey Allan Jackson Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/08/2025 |
Mrs Jacqueline Florence Jackson Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/08/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
2nd Floor 1 Church Square
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 1AE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: —
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
JACKSON, Geoffrey Allan→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-08-27
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JACKSON, Jacqueline Florence→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2025-08-27
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JACKSON, Katharine Allison→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-08-27
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JACKSON, Mark William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-08-27
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JACKSON, Nicole Dawn→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-08-27
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Recent filings (1 total)
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-08-27