ELGIN CONTAINER STORAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC460944 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-08
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Net assets£100£100

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 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-03
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  6. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2013-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ELGIN CONTAINER STORAGE LIMITED
  21. 2013-10-08
    ➕
    HARPER, Douglas appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-08
    ➕
    HARPER, Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Douglas Harper
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stuart Harper
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

S&D Harper Ltd
Edgar Road
Elgin
IV30 6YQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARPER, Douglas→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-10-08
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Active
HARPER, Stuart→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-10-08
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19