AT THE SIGN OF THE PELICAN LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC500653 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£95.8k
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: 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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 £95,843

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£96k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£125k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£51k£77k£102k£128kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£98.9k£91.1k
Current assets£124.9k£128.0k
Net assets£95.8k£83.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-09
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-08-24
    ➕
    BURGESS, Mary Ann, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2021-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-31
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AT THE SIGN OF THE PELICAN LTD
  18. 2015-03-17
    ➕
    PRYKE, Simon Sebastian Speaight appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Sebastian Pryke
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Ladywynd
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4DE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURGESS, Mary Ann, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-08-24
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Active
PRYKE, Simon Sebastian Speaight→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-17
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-05