CORE DRILLING CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC438896 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£108.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 43130
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,784
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,969 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£109k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£102k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£25k£50k£75k£101k£126kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£116.7k£142.4k
Current assets£102.0k£94.8k
Net assets£108.8k£125.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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  2. 2024-10-18
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  3. 2023-10-27
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  4. 2022-10-11
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-03-16
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  7. 2020-02-06
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  8. 2019-12-30
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  9. 2018-12-27
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  10. 2018-04-04
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  11. 2018-03-26
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  12. 2017-12-28
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  13. 2017-11-28
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  14. 2016-12-30
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  15. 2016-01-07
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  16. 2015-03-13
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    MITCHELL, Margaret-Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2015-02-26
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    MACARTHUR, Derek John resigned
    director
  18. 2015-02-14
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    O'HARA, Gordon appointed
    director
  19. 2013-02-28
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    O'HARA, Gordon resigned
    director
  20. 2013-02-01
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    MACARTHUR, Derek John appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CORE DRILLING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  22. 2012-12-17
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    MITCHELL, Margaret-Anne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-12-17
    ➕
    O'HARA, Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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 Gordon O'Hara
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43130 — SIC 43130

Registered office

Unit 15 Burnhouse Industrial Estate
Whitburn
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH47 0LQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MITCHELL, Margaret-Anne→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-17
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Active
MITCHELL, Margaret-Anne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Active
O'HARA, Gordon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-02-14
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Active
MACARTHUR, Derek John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2015-02-26
Resigned
O'HARA, Gordon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-17 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-12