12 COCKBURN ST LTD
🌳Matureactive
06952249 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-07-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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, 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 12 COCKBURN ST LTD
- 2009-07-03➕DANIELS, Rupert Elton appointedsecretary
- 2009-07-03➕DANIELS, Alexander William George appointeddirector
- 2009-07-03➕DANIELS, Jonathan Harvey Frazer appointeddirector
- 2009-07-03➕DANIELS, Rupert Elton appointeddirector
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alexander William George Daniels Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Rupert Elton Daniels Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Harvey Frazer Daniels Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 1 TO 8 ELY PLACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16419086 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 123 IMPROVEMENTS LTD→ 14120717 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 17 TO 23 ELY PLACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16409272 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1ST NATIONAL LIMITED→ 06915560 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 1ST NATIONAL TRADESMEN LIMITED→ 05588619 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 23 ROBBS WALK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 07322998 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 24 24 LTD→ 08404087 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 3 & 4 STATION SQUARE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16300289 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3B TRADING LTD→ 15037227 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 6 LTD→ 16647994 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 TO 16 ELY PLACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16409141 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 1, Cambridge House Camboro Business Park
Oakington Road, Girton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0QH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
DANIELS, Rupert Elton→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DANIELS, Alexander William George→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2009-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DANIELS, Jonathan Harvey Frazer→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DANIELS, Rupert Elton→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-07-03
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13