What a buyer sees
COTSWOLD ENERGY GROUP LTD
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation · Chippenham · 11563035
115staff · FY2026
8years trading
—oldest owner on file
£12kcash at bank
Your turnover is on public record
filed£21Mfor the year to 2026
Unusual at this size, and it works in your favour: a buyer is reading your number rather than guessing at one.
What your filings show moving
Staff115
202147 → 1152026
Cash at bank£12k
2021£712k → £12k2026
How you sit in your trade
slowest tenth typical fastest tenth youSales per employee£186,283in the middle half
£130,029£202,329£333,136
Debtor daysdays88above almost all
225687
Creditor daysdays53
223864
Stock daysdays5in the bottom quarter
51260
Each spread is companies in the same trade and size that did publish a turnover. Creditor days are shown but not marked: neither end of that one is plainly good.
What a buyer would ask 4
- One director on the registerA buyer's first question about a company run by one person is what happens to it if that person stops. It is usually the first thing priced.
- A director resigned in the past yearA buyer will ask why, and will hear the answer from somewhere. Better from you.
- Debtor days run high for your tradeYours is 88 against 56 for the middle of 37 comparable companies. That gap is working capital a buyer has to fund on day one, and it comes off the price.
- No website on file against the companyThe first thing anyone does with a company number is look for the business behind it. Finding nothing is its own answer.
What a buyer would like 2
- Headcount grew from 52 to 115Growth a buyer can verify without asking you for anything.
- Stock days better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 5 against 12 for the middle of 97 comparable companies.
What the register says
Owners
Nobody recorded with significant control.
Directors
- 51since 2026
| Year to | Filed | Turnover | Staff | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-04 | £21M | 115 | £12k |
| 2024-03-31 | — | £15M | 52 | £521k |
| 2022-12-31 | — | not filed | 50 | £468k |
| 2021-12-31 | — | not filed | 47 | £712k |
A rough bracket, and why it is only that
0.4–0.7× sales£8.6M£15M
The turnover range is fitted on UK companies that did file one. The multiple is a published sector average from Dutch mid-market deals, not from your own numbers and not from your own market. Treat this as the opening bracket of a conversation, not a valuation.