COOLEY PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC300204 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£765.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £765,271

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£765k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£299k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£153k£306k£459k£612k£765kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£765.3k£715.6k
Current assets£299.3k£428.3k
Net assets£765.3k£715.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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  2. 2024-08-23
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  3. 2023-11-23
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  4. 2022-09-08
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  5. 2021-11-17
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  6. 2021-06-11
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  7. 2020-01-21
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  8. 2019-02-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2018-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-05
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2017-10-05
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-23
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    DEVLIN, Gemma appointed
    secretary
  14. 2017-09-23
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    ALEXANDER, Nicholas John Lloyd resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-09-12
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  16. 2016-04-06
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  17. 2015-12-21
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  18. 2012-07-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  19. 2012-07-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  20. 2006-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As COOLEY PROPERTIES LIMITED
  21. 2006-04-04
    ➕
    COOLEY, Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2006-04-04
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    COOLEY, Margaret Cardwell appointed
    director
  23. 2006-04-04
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Nicholas John Lloyd appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-04-04
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-04-04
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-04-04
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2006-04-04
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 72 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mr Gordon Cooley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Margaret Cardwell Cooley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 10/12 Evanton Place
Thornliebank
Glasgow
G46 8JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DEVLIN, Gemma→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-23
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Active
COOLEY, Gordon→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOLEY, Margaret Cardwell→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, Nicholas John Lloyd→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-04 · resigned 2017-09-23
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-04 · resigned 2006-04-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-04 · resigned 2006-04-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/07/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/07/2012—
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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-16