COPERNICUS TECHNOLOGY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC350102 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£373.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £373,847

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£187k
Net Worth
£374k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£267k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£75k£150k£224k£299k£374kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£374.7k£368.3k
Current assets£267.1k£267.5k
Cash£187.3k—
Debtors£79.8k—
Net assets£373.8k£367.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-11-01
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    CANNARD, Martin William appointed
    director
  4. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-30
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    EASTWOOD, Philip Roger resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-06-30
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    EASTWOOD, Philip Roger resigned
    director
  9. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-05
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2023-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-02-14
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    HUBY, Giles Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  19. 2019-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  20. 2018-03-09
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  21. 2016-09-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  22. 2014-04-07
    ➕
    HORNBY, Rupert appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-07
    ➖
    SCHULMER, Johannes Bernardus Maria Joseph resigned
    director
  24. 2014-02-06
    ➖
    MARTLAND, James Robert resigned
    director
  25. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    SCHULMER, Johannes Bernardus Maria Joseph appointed
    director
  26. 2008-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COPERNICUS TECHNOLOGY LTD
  27. 2008-10-20
    ➕
    COCKRAM, James David appointed
    director
  28. 2008-10-20
    ➕
    EASTWOOD, Philip Roger appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-10-20
    ➕
    EASTWOOD, Philip Roger appointed
    director
  30. 2008-10-20
    ➕
    HUBY, Giles Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2008-10-20
    ➕
    MARTLAND, James Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharon Cockram
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James David Cockramceased 14/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

Birchfield House
Urquhart
Elgin
Morayshire
IV30 8LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CANNARD, Martin William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-11-01
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Active
COCKRAM, James David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-10-20
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Active
HORNBY, Rupert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-07
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Active
EASTWOOD, Philip Roger→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-20 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
EASTWOOD, Philip Roger→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-10-20 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
HUBY, Giles Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-10-20 · resigned 2022-02-14
Resigned
MARTLAND, James Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-20 · resigned 2014-02-06
Resigned
SCHULMER, Johannes Bernardus Maria Joseph→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2014-04-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
A registered charge—05/09/201605/04/2023

Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17