COWAN HOLDINGS SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC811494 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-23

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£125

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

12 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £125

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£125

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31
Total assets	£125
Debtors	£125
Net assets	£125

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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accounts · AA
2025-09-22
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officers · AP01
2025-09-22
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accounts · AA01
2025-09-22
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officers · AP01
2025-09-22
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officers · AP01
2025-09-22
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officers · AP01
2025-08-01
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COWAN, Douglas Alexander appointed
director
2025-08-01
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COWAN, Megan Kristie appointed
director
2025-08-01
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COWAN, Sophie Jane appointed
director
2025-08-01
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MILLAR, Christopher appointed
director
2025-07-07
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capital · SH01
2025-07-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23
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Company incorporated
As COWAN HOLDINGS SCOTLAND LIMITED
2024-05-23
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COWAN, Kellie appointed
director
2024-05-23
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COWAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kellie Cowan Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	23/05/2024

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

Incorporated2024-05-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Oakfield House 376-378 Brandon Street

Motherwell

ML1 1XA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-01

Last: 2025-12-18