NU COTON LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC590101 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-28
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 steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£26.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70210Public relations and communications activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,960
Cash YoY
+59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 286% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 113% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£26.0k£6.7k
Current assets£53.1k£25.0k
Cash£25.5k£16.1k
Debtors£27.6k£8.9k
Net assets£26.0k£6.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-02-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-29
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    address · AD01
  7. 2024-02-29
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-14
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-06-01
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    WARNOCK, Samuel appointed
    director
  18. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As NU COTON LTD
  21. 2018-02-28
    ➕
    BEWS, Rachael Jayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachael Jayne Bews
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1992 · age 34
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control28/02/2018
Mr Samuel Warnock
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/02/2024

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
Incorporated2018-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Woodlands Swordale Road
Evanton
Dingwall
IV16 9UZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BEWS, Rachael Jayne→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-02-28
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Active
WARNOCK, Samuel→
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21