RAPTOR MACHINERY LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC841131 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-13
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46620SIC 46620
  • 46630SIC 46630
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-17
    TALIAFERRO II, Paul appointed
    director
  4. 2025-11-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-10
    COOK, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RAPTOR MACHINERY LIMITED
  7. 2025-03-13
    COOK, Arron Christopher appointed
    director
  8. 2025-03-13
    COOK, Ryan James appointed
    director
  9. 2025-03-13
    COOK, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan James Cook
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/2007 · age 19
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/03/2025
Mr Arron Christopher Cook
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/2002 · age 24
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Michael Cookceased 15/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

3 The Dell
Bellshill
ML4 2PS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-26OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COOK, Arron Christopher
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-03-13
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Active
COOK, Ryan James
director · ~19y · appointed 2025-03-13
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Active
TALIAFERRO II, Paul
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-11-17
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Active
COOK, Paul Michael
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-03-13 · resigned 2025-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-13