CORMACK CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC444290 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-06
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-29.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,468
Cash YoY
+43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 43% YoY
Net Worth
-£29k
↓ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£29k-£19k-£8k£3k£14k£25kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.0k£29.4k
Current assets£25.3k£19.1k
Cash£9.9k£6.9k
Debtors£15.4k£12.2k
Net assets£-29.5k£-13.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-05-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-04-01
    ➕
    CORMACK, Cara appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORMACK CONSULTANCY LTD
  18. 2013-03-06
    ➕
    CORMACK, David Sinclair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 "CORMACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Cormack
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Kilsyth Road
Chapelton
Stonehaven
AB39 8AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CORMACK, Cara→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
CORMACK, David Sinclair→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-03-06
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10