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.
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£99
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / 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 29.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.9 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
74 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.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £99
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£99
~ YoY
Current Assets
£160k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bett Limited
- 2007-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1996-06-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: David Cook & Sons (Builders & Contractors) Limited
- 1996-06-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: David Cook & Son (Builders & Contractors) Limited
- 1996-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVID COOK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 1996-06-05➕COOK, David appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-05➕COOK, David appointeddirector
- 1996-06-05➕COOK, Derek William appointeddirector
- 1996-06-05➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-06-05➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-06-05➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1996-06-05➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Cook Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →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: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
COOK, Derek William→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1996-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-05 · resigned 1996-06-05
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-05 · resigned 1996-06-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bett Bett Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 05/02/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | David Cook & Sons (Builders & Contractors) David Cook & Sons (Builders & Contractors) Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 11/06/1996 | 03/02/2007 | |
| outstanding | David Cook & Son (Builders & Contractors) David Cook & Son (Builders & Contractors) Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 10/06/1996 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
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2026-02-25
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2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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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
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-27