COCHRAN SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC379462 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-01
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 10.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-01
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    VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2023-05-30
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  8. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-02
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-11-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-11-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2019-10-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  21. 2016-02-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Thomas Patrick Ritchie
  22. 2016-02-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Biox Consultants Limited
  23. 2016-02-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Andrew Velichansky
  24. 2015-07-01
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    VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris appointed
    secretary
  25. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    LI, Jianming appointed
    director
  26. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Thomas Patrick appointed
    director
  27. 2010-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As COCHRAN SERVICES LTD
  28. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Jianming Li
Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ruth Catherine Ritchieceased 23/10/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Thomas Patrick Ritchieceased 23/10/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Andrew Boris Velichanskyceased 23/10/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Newbie Works
Newbie
Annan
Dumfries & Galloway
DG12 5QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-01
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Active
LI, Jianming→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-07-01
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Active
RITCHIE, Thomas Patrick→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-01
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Active
VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/10/2019—
outstanding
Thomas Patrick Ritchie
A registered charge—03/02/2016—
outstanding
Biox Consultants
Biox Consultants Limited
A registered charge—03/02/2016—
outstanding
Andrew Velichansky
A registered charge—03/02/2016—
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-05-30
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-30