ANDY COOK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC424052 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-12
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    PHILLIP HILLS PARTNERSHIP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2021-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDY COOK LIMITED
  19. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    COOK, Andy appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    PHILLIP HILLS PARTNERSHIP appointed
    corporate-secretary

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Andy Cook
Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Fiorsgaraidh
Tokavaig
Isle Of Skye
Highland Region
IV44 8QL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COOK, Andy→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-05-15
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Active
PHILLIP HILLS PARTNERSHIP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-28