DAVID LIVINGSTONE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC118899 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-07-04
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£150.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 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 £150,390
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,066 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£172k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Net Worth
£150k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£38k£77k£115k£153k£192kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£150.4k£168.5k
Current assets£172.4k£191.5k
Cash£172.2k£191.2k
Debtors£142£287
Net assets£150.4k£168.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-02
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    RITTKER, Jurgen resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2024-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-10-24
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    HALL, Conrad Alan Seymour appointed
    director
  8. 2023-10-24
    ➕
    HALL, Marion Elizabeth appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-24
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    JOY, Jacqueline Patricia resigned
    director
  19. 2018-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-06-18
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    COZENS, Regina Espaniol appointed
    director
  23. 2018-06-18
    ➕
    RITTKER, Jurgen appointed
    director
  24. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    COZENS, Barbara Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    COZENS, Barbara Elizabeth resigned
    director
  26. 2016-09-20
    ➖
    PANERIO, Regina Espaniol resigned
    director
  27. 2016-09-20
    ➖
    RITTKER, Jurgen resigned
    director
  28. 2016-06-20
    ➕
    PANERIO, Regina Espaniol appointed
    director
  29. 2016-06-20
    ➖
    PASSON, Klaus-Dieter, Reverend resigned
    director
  30. 2003-08-16
    ➕
    COZENS, Barbara Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-08-16
    ➖
    BOYD, Robert Stewart resigned
    director
  32. 2003-08-16
    ➕
    JOY, Jacqueline Patricia appointed
    director
  33. 2003-08-15
    ➖
    COZENS, Gilbert, Reverend resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-02-07
    ➕
    COZENS, Barbara Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    BOYD, Margaret Rettie resigned
    director
  36. 1997-06-14
    ➕
    PASSON, Klaus-Dieter, Reverend appointed
    director
  37. 1997-06-01
    ➖
    REX, Lonnie resigned
    director
  38. 1997-01-18
    ➖
    CURTIS, Roger William George resigned
    director
  39. 1996-06-29
    ➕
    BOYD, Margaret Rettie appointed
    director
  40. 1995-04-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  41. 1989-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DAVID LIVINGSTONE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  42. 1989-07-04
    ➕
    COZENS, Gilbert, Reverend appointed
    director
  43. 1989-07-04
    ➕
    COZENS, Gilbert, Reverend appointed
    secretary
  44. 1989-07-04
    ➕
    BOYD, Robert Stewart appointed
    director
  45. 1989-07-04
    ➕
    CURTIS, Roger William George appointed
    director
  46. 1989-07-04
    ➕
    REX, Lonnie appointed
    director
  47. 1989-07-04
    ➕
    RITTKER, Jurgen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 37 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 37 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Reverend Gilbert Cozens
Individual · British · DOB 11/1936 · age 90
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jacqueline Patricia Joyceased 24/06/2018· 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Barbara Elizabeth Cozensceased 01/06/2017· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1989-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

39 St Vincent Place
Glasgow
G1 2ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

COZENS, Gilbert, Reverend→
director · ~90y · appointed 1989-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COZENS, Regina Espaniol→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Conrad Alan Seymour→
director · ~80y · appointed 2023-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Marion Elizabeth→
director · ~87y · appointed 2023-10-24
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Active
COZENS, Barbara Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-16 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
COZENS, Gilbert, Reverend→
secretary · appointed 1989-07-04 · resigned 2003-08-15
Resigned
BOYD, Margaret Rettie→
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-06-29 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
BOYD, Robert Stewart→
director · ~96y · appointed 1989-07-04 · resigned 2003-08-16
Resigned
COZENS, Barbara Elizabeth→
director · ~92y · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
CURTIS, Roger William George→
director · ~75y · appointed 1989-07-04 · resigned 1997-01-18
Resigned
JOY, Jacqueline Patricia→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-08-16 · resigned 2018-06-24
Resigned
PANERIO, Regina Espaniol→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-06-20 · resigned 2016-09-20
Resigned
PASSON, Klaus-Dieter, Reverend→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-06-14 · resigned 2016-06-20
Resigned
REX, Lonnie→
director · ~98y · appointed 1989-07-04 · resigned 1997-06-01
Resigned
RITTKER, Jurgen→
director · ~86y · appointed 2018-06-18 · resigned 2026-01-02
Resigned
RITTKER, Jurgen→
director · ~86y · appointed 1989-07-04 · resigned 2016-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/04/1995—
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Recent filings (111 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17