COCOA MOUNTAIN LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC289563 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-30
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees1500

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-06-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-10-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-09-26
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    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-06-14
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    FINDLAY, James appointed
    director
  19. 2007-06-14
    ➕
    MADEN, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2007-06-14
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    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2006-08-08
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    MACDONALD, Morinne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-08-08
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    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-08-08
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Morinne resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 2006-08-08
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    POLLOCK, Gail resigned
    director
  25. 2006-08-08
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    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2005-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As COCOA MOUNTAIN LTD.
  27. 2005-08-30
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    MACDONALD, Morinne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-08-30
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Morinne appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 2005-08-30
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    POLLOCK, Gail appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Paul Maden
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
James Findlay
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

Unit 5 Perth Food And Drink Park
Islay Place
Perth
PH1 3FU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FINDLAY, James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MADEN, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Morinne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-30 · resigned 2006-08-08
Resigned
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-08 · resigned 2012-09-26
Resigned
MACDONALD, Morinne→
nominee-director · ~70y · appointed 2005-08-30 · resigned 2006-08-08
Resigned
POLLOCK, Gail→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-08-30 · resigned 2006-08-08
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-08-08 · resigned 2007-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-06-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30