ELMBRONZE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC150540 · ltd · incorporated 1994-04-28
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£311
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 14190SIC 14190
  • 20420SIC 20420
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £311
Net assets shrinking
Down £107 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£311
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£311£418
Current assets£9.1k£9.8k
Net assets£311£418

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-31
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  3. 2024-01-29
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  4. 2023-01-30
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  5. 2022-01-30
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  6. 2021-02-11
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  7. 2020-01-31
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  8. 2019-01-31
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  9. 2018-01-31
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  10. 2017-01-31
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  11. 2016-05-04
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  12. 2016-01-31
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  13. 2015-04-28
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  14. 2015-01-31
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  15. 2014-04-30
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  16. 2014-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-10-18
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    EASTABROOK, David Stephen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-10-18
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    EASTABROOK, Winifred appointed
    director
  19. 2006-10-18
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    EASTABROOK, Winifred resigned
    secretary
  20. 1994-05-13
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    EASTABROOK, David Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 1994-05-13
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    EASTABROOK, Winifred appointed
    secretary
  22. 1994-05-13
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1994-05-13
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1994-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ELMBRONZE LIMITED
  25. 1994-04-28
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1994-04-28
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

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
Mr David Stephen Eastabrook
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1994-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

Warrenpark Cottage, 6 Anthony
Road, Largs
Ayrshire
KA30 8EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

EASTABROOK, David Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-18
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Active
EASTABROOK, David Stephen→
director · ~74y · appointed 1994-05-13
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Active
EASTABROOK, Winifred→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-10-18
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Active
EASTABROOK, Winifred→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-13 · resigned 2006-10-18
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-04-28 · resigned 1994-05-13
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-04-28 · resigned 1994-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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2026-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-31