ELMBRONZE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC150540 · ltd · incorporated 1994-04-28

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£311

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10390

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

14190SIC 14190
20420SIC 20420
32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £311

Net assets shrinking

Down £107 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£311

↓ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↓ 7.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£311	£418
Current assets	£9.1k	£9.8k
Net assets	£311	£418

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-01-25
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2023-01-30
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2022-01-30
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2021-02-11
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2020-01-31
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2019-01-31
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2017-01-31
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2016-05-04
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2016-01-31
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2015-04-28
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2014-04-30
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2006-10-18
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EASTABROOK, David Stephen appointed
secretary
2006-10-18
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EASTABROOK, Winifred appointed
director
2006-10-18
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EASTABROOK, Winifred resigned
secretary
1994-05-13
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EASTABROOK, David Stephen appointed
director
1994-05-13
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EASTABROOK, Winifred appointed
secretary
1994-05-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-05-13
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1994-04-28
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Company incorporated
As ELMBRONZE LIMITED
1994-04-28
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-04-28
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Stephen Eastabrook Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1994-04-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

Warrenpark Cottage, 6 Anthony

Road, Largs

Ayrshire

KA30 8EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-12

Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

EASTABROOK, David Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-18

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Active

EASTABROOK, David Stephen→

director · ~74y · appointed 1994-05-13

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Active

EASTABROOK, Winifred→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-10-18

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Active

EASTABROOK, Winifred→

secretary · appointed 1994-05-13 · resigned 2006-10-18

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-04-28 · resigned 1994-05-13

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-04-28 · resigned 1994-05-13

Resigned

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