EMBASSY OFD LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC428753 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-20
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£39.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £39,898

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£14.8k£26.9k
Current assets£12.6k£24.1k
Net assets£39.9k£26.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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  2. 2025-03-04
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  3. 2024-04-18
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  4. 2023-04-26
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  5. 2022-04-25
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  6. 2021-04-28
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  7. 2020-07-30
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  8. 2019-04-29
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  9. 2018-04-27
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  10. 2017-04-26
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  11. 2016-04-29
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  12. 2015-07-22
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  13. 2015-04-28
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  14. 2015-02-11
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  15. 2015-02-11
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-02-01
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    FRENCH, Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2012-08-07
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    FRENCH, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2012-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As EMBASSY OFD LTD
  19. 2012-07-20
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    MCCREA, David Andrew Allan appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-20
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    MCCREA, Sandra Louise appointed
    director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 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
Mr David Mccrea
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Horizon House
1 Tyock Industrial Estate
Elgin
Morayshire
IV30 1XY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCCREA, David Andrew Allan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-07-20
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Active
MCCREA, Sandra Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-07-20
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Active
FRENCH, Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-08-07 · resigned 2015-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

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2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-29