COOKNEY PUBLIC HALL

🌳Matureactive

SC365163 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-09-07

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£53.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93110Operation of sports facilities
93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 £52,982

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,845 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£53k

↓ 3.4% YoY

Current Assets

£46k

↑ 5.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£53.0k	£54.8k
Current assets	£46.0k	£43.6k
Net assets	£53.0k	£54.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-10-30
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officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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accounts · AA
2025-03-25
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DAVIES, Stephen appointed
director
2024-09-26
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officers · TM01
2024-04-15
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accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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BROWN, Ian Smith resigned
director
2023-03-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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officers · RP04AP01
2022-09-29
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officers · CH01
2022-09-27
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officers · AP01
2022-09-27
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officers · AP01
2022-02-17
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accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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MURISON, George Robertson appointed
director
2022-01-18
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THOMSON, Ian appointed
director
2021-03-10
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accounts · AA
2020-02-07
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2019-03-08
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2018-02-15
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2017-03-20
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2009-09-07
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Company incorporated
As COOKNEY PUBLIC HALL
2009-09-07
➕
ANGUS, William George appointed
director
2009-09-07
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MOIR, David Henry appointed
director
2009-09-07
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BROWN, Ian Smith appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William George Angus Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-09-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Cairngarroch

Netherley

Stonehaven

Aberdeenshire

AB39 3SA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07