D.C. PLANT (SERVICE & SALES) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC296639 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-06
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£16.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). 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 (76/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,289
Net assets shrinking
Down £766 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£16.3k£17.1k
Current assets£11.3k£13.6k
Net assets£16.3k£17.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-03-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-11
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  15. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As D.C. PLANT (SERVICE & SALES) LTD.
  18. 2006-02-06
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    COCHRANE, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-02-06
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    COCHRANE, Patricia appointed
    director
  20. 2006-02-06
    ➕
    COCHRANE, Ronald Gardner appointed
    director
  21. 2006-02-06
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-02-06
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-02-06
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-02-06
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia Cochrane
Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017
Mr Ronald Gardner Cochrane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2006-02-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

91 Alexander Street
Airdrie
ML6 0BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

COCHRANE, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCHRANE, Patricia→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-02-06
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Active
COCHRANE, Ronald Gardner→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-06
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24