JOHN COOPER (DUFFTOWN) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC288201 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-28

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.7y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4	400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2024-11-22
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2023-11-14
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accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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accounts · AA
2018-11-13
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COOPER, Diane Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-11-13
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COOPER, Vivienne resigned
director
2018-11-13
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officers · TM01
2018-11-13
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officers · TM01
2018-11-06
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accounts · AA
2017-11-06
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accounts · AA
2016-08-30
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accounts · AA
2015-09-23
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accounts · AA
2015-08-06
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2006-09-30
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COOPER, Diane Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2006-09-30
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COOPER, Dorothy resigned
secretary
2006-09-30
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COOPER, Diane Elizabeth appointed
director
2006-09-30
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COOPER, Dorothy resigned
director
2006-09-30
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COOPER, John Mutch resigned
director
2006-09-30
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COOPER, Vivienne appointed
director
2005-08-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-07-28
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Company incorporated
As JOHN COOPER (DUFFTOWN) LTD
2005-07-28
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COOPER, Adrian Douglas appointed
director
2005-07-28
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COOPER, Garry George appointed
director
2005-07-28
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COOPER, Dorothy appointed
secretary
2005-07-28
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-07-28
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-07-28
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COOPER, Dorothy appointed
director
2005-07-28
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COOPER, John Mutch appointed
director

Owner dependency

99/100

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 "COOPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Diane Elizabeth Cooper Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	28/07/2016
Mr Adrian Douglas Cooper Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/07/2016
Mr Garry George Cooper Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/07/2016
Mrs Vivienne Cooper Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/07/2016

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

Incorporated2005-07-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

3 Convalmore Cottages

Dufftown

Keith

Banffshire

AB55 4BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-05

Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

COOPER, Diane Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2006-09-30

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Active

COOPER, Adrian Douglas→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-07-28

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Active

COOPER, Garry George→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-28

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Active

COOPER, Dorothy→

secretary · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2006-09-30

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2005-07-28

Resigned

COOPER, Diane Elizabeth→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2018-11-13

Resigned

COOPER, Dorothy→

director · ~80y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2006-09-30

Resigned

COOPER, John Mutch→

director · ~82y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2006-09-30

Resigned

COOPER, Vivienne→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2018-11-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/08/2005	—

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