R COBB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC386313 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  2. 2025-07-15
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    CALEDONIAN CARE LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  3. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-10-08
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    COBB, Ronald Peter appointed
    director
  18. 2010-10-08
    ➖
    MACDONALDS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-10-08
    ➖
    WHITE, Joyce Helen resigned
    director
  20. 2010-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As R COBB LIMITED
  21. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    MACDONALDS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    WHITE, Joyce Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 "COBB" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Peter Cobb
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782

Registered office

6 St. Colme Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COBB, Ronald Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALEDONIAN CARE LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2025-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALDS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2010-10-08
Resigned
WHITE, Joyce Helen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2010-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-11