ELDER & PATON (ANGUS) LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £10.1k | £9.3k |
| Net assets | £39.3k | £65.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25➖PATON, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ELDER & PATON (ANGUS) LIMITED
- 2020-10-16➕PATON, Paul Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16➕PATON, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PATON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Elder & Paton (Perth) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Elder & Paton (Perth) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Michael Patonceased 01/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Michael James Patonceased 01/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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