J. & D. COOK PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC167345 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-29
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.
🔒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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77310Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (63/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 · IFRS| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-09-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-09-06➖COOK, James Cowe resigneddirector
- 2023-09-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-09➕MARK, Ryan Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-09➖COOK, Davina Reid resignedsecretary
- 2013-04-09➖COOK, Davina Reid resigneddirector
- 2006-05-02➕COOK, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-05-02➕COOK, Jamie Colin appointeddirector
- 2006-05-02➕COOK, Davina Reid appointeddirector
- 1996-08-14➕COOK, Davina Reid appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-14➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-08-14➕COOK, James Cowe appointeddirector
- 1996-08-14➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs J. & D. COOK PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 1996-07-29➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-07-29➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47230 — SIC 47230
Registered office
34-36 Harbour Road
Eyemouth
Berwickshire
TD14 5HT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
COOK, Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2006-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Jamie Colin→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2006-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Davina Reid→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-14 · resigned 2013-04-09
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-29 · resigned 1996-08-14
COOK, Davina Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2013-04-09
COOK, James Cowe→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-08-14 · resigned 2023-09-06
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-29 · resigned 1996-08-14
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Recent filings (102 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-09-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06