DDNC (SCOTLAND) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC616559 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-19
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£40.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £40,945
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£41k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £45.2k | £32.9k |
| Current assets | £35.0k | £20.0k |
| Cash | £18.6k | £14.8k |
| Debtors | £16.4k | £5.2k |
| Net assets | £40.9k | £24.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-31➖COCHRANE, Cassie resigneddirector
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: James Bernard Murray
- 2021-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs DDNC (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2018-12-19➕BOYD, Nikki appointeddirector
- 2018-12-19➕COCHRANE, Daren appointeddirector
- 2018-12-19➕COCHRANE, Daren John appointeddirector
- 2018-12-19➕COCHRANE, Cassie appointeddirector
- 2018-12-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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 Daren Cochrane Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/12/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
COCHRANE, Daren→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-12-19
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COCHRANE, Daren John→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-12-19
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COCHRANE, Cassie→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2018-12-19 · resigned 2024-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | James Bernard Murray | A registered charge | — | 25/02/2021 | 10/07/2024 |
Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23