COX CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LIMITED

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SC299647 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£41.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £41,723
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,074 YoY
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£41.7k£42.8k
Current assets£42.1k£45.3k
Cash£42.1k£35.3k
Debtors—£10.0k
Net assets£41.7k£42.8k

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2023-08-03
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  4. 2022-12-20
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  5. 2021-10-07
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  6. 2020-12-21
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  7. 2020-12-10
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  8. 2020-02-05
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  9. 2019-10-23
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  10. 2018-12-20
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  11. 2017-12-28
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  12. 2017-01-13
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  13. 2016-04-14
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  14. 2016-01-12
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  15. 2015-04-27
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  16. 2009-09-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    COX, Eilidh appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-12-31
    ➖
    MOL, Marianne Suzanna Cornelia resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As COX CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  20. 2006-03-27
    ➕
    COX, Lionel Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-27
    ➕
    MOL, Marianne Suzanna Cornelia appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-03-27
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-03-27
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2006-03-27
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Lionel Ian Cox
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

17c 17c Townhead Street
Strathaven
Lanarkshire
ML10 6AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COX, Eilidh→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01
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Active
COX, Lionel Ian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-03-27
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Active
MOL, Marianne Suzanna Cornelia→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2006-03-27
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2006-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/09/2009—
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Recent filings (56 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-02-05