ELCOMATIC ELECTRONIC SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC225145 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-09

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	400	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-07-03
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2024-06-13
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2023-10-17
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2023-09-13
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2022-07-22
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2022-03-03
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2021-12-06
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2021-09-21
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2020-08-05
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2019-11-11
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2019-07-12
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accounts · AA
2019-02-18
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JARDINE, William Welsby resigned
secretary
2019-02-18
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JARDINE, William Welsby resigned
director
2019-02-18
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2019-02-18
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2019-02-18
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officers · TM01
2018-05-18
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accounts · AA
2016-11-24
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JARDINE, Sean appointed
director
2016-11-04
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JARDINE, Gary appointed
director
2016-04-19
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O'REILLY, Hugh Francis resigned
director
2015-09-30
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ALLAN, James Douglas resigned
secretary
2013-09-05
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CAMBRIDGE, Andrew John appointed
director
2013-09-05
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JARDINE, John resigned
director
2013-04-29
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CAMBRIDGE, Andrew John resigned
director
2012-11-09
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ALLAN, James Douglas appointed
secretary
2012-11-09
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CAMBRIDGE, Andrew John appointed
director
2012-11-09
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O'REILLY, Hugh Francis appointed
director
2009-07-24
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DAVIES, George resigned
director
2008-09-02
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JARDINE, William Welsby appointed
director
2008-02-14
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DAVIES, George appointed
director
2003-09-05
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DAVIES, George resigned
director
2002-05-01
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DAVIES, George appointed
director
2001-11-09
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Company incorporated
As ELCOMATIC ELECTRONIC SERVICES LIMITED
2001-11-09
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JARDINE, William Welsby appointed
secretary
2001-11-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-11-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-11-09
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JARDINE, John appointed
director
2001-11-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-11-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Cambridge Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Elcomatic Ltdceased 07/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-11-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Kyle Road

Irvine Industrial Estate

Irvine

Ayrshire

KA12 8JU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

CAMBRIDGE, Andrew John→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-05

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Active

JARDINE, Gary→

director · ~37y · appointed 2016-11-04

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Active

JARDINE, Sean→

director · ~39y · appointed 2016-11-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLAN, James Douglas→

secretary · appointed 2012-11-09 · resigned 2015-09-30

Resigned

JARDINE, William Welsby→

secretary · appointed 2001-11-09 · resigned 2019-02-18

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-09 · resigned 2001-11-09

Resigned

CAMBRIDGE, Andrew John→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-09 · resigned 2013-04-29

Resigned

DAVIES, George→

director · ~65y · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2009-07-24

Resigned

DAVIES, George→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2003-09-05

Resigned

JARDINE, John→

director · ~97y · appointed 2001-11-09 · resigned 2013-09-05

Resigned

JARDINE, William Welsby→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-09-02 · resigned 2019-02-18

Resigned

O'REILLY, Hugh Francis→

director · ~43y · appointed 2012-11-09 · resigned 2016-04-19

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-09 · resigned 2001-11-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

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2025-07-03

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2024-11-07

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2024-06-13

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2023-11-21

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2023-11-13

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2023-10-17

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2022-11-23

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2022-07-22

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2022-03-03

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2021-12-15

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2021-12-06

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2021-09-21

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2020-11-20