ELPROSYS UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC455292 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-25
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-09-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-11-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-10-24
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2013-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ELPROSYS UK LIMITED
  18. 2013-07-25
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    STRAIN, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-25
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    STRAIN, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-25
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    STRAIN, Ian resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Strain
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Strainceased 06/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

19 Underwood Road
Paisley
PA3 1TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STRAIN, Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-25
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Active
STRAIN, Ian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-25 · resigned 2013-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-09-06