DAVID COOK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166098 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-05
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£99
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £99

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£99
~ YoY
Current Assets
£160k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£64k£96k£128k£160kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£99£99
Current assets£160.0k£160.0k
Net assets£99£99

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
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  4. 2023-02-23
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  5. 2022-03-06
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  6. 2021-06-21
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  7. 2020-03-04
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  8. 2019-03-27
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  11. 2016-06-26
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  16. 2007-02-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bett Limited
  17. 2007-02-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 1996-06-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: David Cook & Sons (Builders & Contractors) Limited
  19. 1996-06-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: David Cook & Son (Builders & Contractors) Limited
  20. 1996-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVID COOK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  21. 1996-06-05
    ➕
    COOK, David appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-06-05
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    COOK, David appointed
    director
  23. 1996-06-05
    ➕
    COOK, Derek William appointed
    director
  24. 1996-06-05
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    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1996-06-05
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-06-05
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    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 1996-06-05
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    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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
Mr David Cook
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/06/2017

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
Incorporated1996-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

25 South Isle Road
Ardrossan
Ayrshire
KA22 7PX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

COOK, David→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-05
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Active
COOK, David→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-06-05
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Active
COOK, Derek William→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-06-05
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-05 · resigned 1996-06-05
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-05 · resigned 1996-06-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bett
Bett Limited
Standard security1 property05/02/2007—
satisfied
David Cook & Sons (Builders & Contractors)
David Cook & Sons (Builders & Contractors) Limited
Standard security1 property11/06/199603/02/2007
outstanding
David Cook & Son (Builders & Contractors)
David Cook & Son (Builders & Contractors) Limited
Floating charge1 property10/06/1996—
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Recent filings (75 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
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accounts · AA
2026-02-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
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2021-06-09
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2020-06-01
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accounts · AA
2020-03-04
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2019-05-30