CORDLEY INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC714541 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-09
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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.

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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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-02-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-02-22
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-02-21
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2024-02-21
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2024-02-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-11-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CORDLEY INVESTMENTS LTD
  16. 2021-11-09
    CORDLEY, Aaron Antony appointed
    director
  17. 2021-11-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "CORDLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Jodie Lee Cordley
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/02/2024
Aaron Antony Cordley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/11/2021

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
Incorporated2021-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

St Crispin Bellevue Road
Dornock
Annan
DG12 6SW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CORDLEY, Aaron Antony
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-11-09
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-02-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-02-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21