COCHRAN SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC379462 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-01
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33200SIC 33200
- 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 10.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-05-30📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-10-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-07-05📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2016-02-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Thomas Patrick Ritchie
- 2016-02-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Biox Consultants Limited
- 2016-02-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Andrew Velichansky
- 2015-07-01➕VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-01➕LI, Jianming appointeddirector
- 2015-07-01➕RITCHIE, Thomas Patrick appointeddirector
- 2010-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs COCHRAN SERVICES LTD
- 2010-06-01➕VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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 Jianming Li Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Ruth Catherine Ritchieceased 23/10/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mr Thomas Patrick Ritchieceased 23/10/2019· significant influence
- Mr Andrew Boris Velichanskyceased 23/10/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Newbie Works
Newbie
Annan
Dumfries & Galloway
DG12 5QU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-07-01
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LI, Jianming→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-07-01
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RITCHIE, Thomas Patrick→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-01
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VELICHANSKY, Andrew Boris→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-06-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Thomas Patrick Ritchie | A registered charge | — | 03/02/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Biox Consultants Biox Consultants Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/02/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Andrew Velichansky | A registered charge | — | 03/02/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-05-30
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02