CORMACK PAINTERS & DECORATORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC332436 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-16
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,801
Net assets shrinking
Down £489 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.1k | £8.6k |
| Current assets | £29.0k | £33.9k |
| Net assets | £1.8k | £2.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2007-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CORMACK PAINTERS & DECORATORS LIMITED
- 2007-10-16➕CORMACK, Hector appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-16➕CORMACK, Hector appointeddirector
- 2007-10-16➕CORMACK, Stephen appointeddirector
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 "CORMACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 19 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 Hector Cormack Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting
Registered office
7 Storr Road
Portree
Isle Of Skye
IV51 9LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CORMACK, Hector→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-10-16
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CORMACK, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2007-10-16
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-22