ESPLANADE GROUP (SCARBOROUGH) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07185501 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-10

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.1y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

31 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 address
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-01-13
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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mortgage · MR01
2022-04-01
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-01
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC as Security Trustee for Each of the Finance Parties
2022-04-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC as Security Trustee for Each of the Finance Parties
2021-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-03-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2018-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-04-25
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MCCABE, Kevin Charles appointed
director
2014-04-25
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MCCABE, Scott Richard appointed
director
2014-04-25
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TUTTON, Jeremy John appointed
director
2012-07-11
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MCCABE, Simon Charles appointed
director
2012-07-11
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DI CIACCA, Cesidio Martin resigned
director
2011-11-16
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ESPLANADE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2010-03-10
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Company incorporated
As ESPLANADE GROUP (SCARBOROUGH) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
2010-03-10
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ESPLANADE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-03-10
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DI CIACCA, Cesidio Martin appointed
director

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Scarborough Group International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scarborough Group International Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ESPLANADE GROUP (SCARBOROUGH) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

This company · 07185501

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
Scarborough Group International Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit A Podium

Thorpe Park View

Leeds

LS15 8GH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10