EBLAST LIMITED
📈Growthactive
SC202165 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£11.11M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.8y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,783,577
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 17% YoY
Turnover YoY
+17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11.11M | £9.51M |
| Gross profit | £5.02M | £4.15M |
| Operating profit | £1.78M | £1.21M |
| Profit before tax | £1.78M | £1.21M |
| Average employees | 7400 | 6900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-26➖NOBLE, Christopher Leonard resigneddirector
- 2021-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-02-26🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2020-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-30➖TAYLOR, Peter Stuart resigneddirector
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-13🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2019-05-01➕NOBLE, Christopher Leonard appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02➕MCDONALD, Linzie Catherine Cadden appointeddirector
- 2019-03-12➖BOOTH, Fiona Jane resigneddirector
- 2018-03-31➖SIMPSON, Adair James resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➕BOOTH, Fiona Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➕SIMPSON, Adair James appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2016-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2016-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2016-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-06-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-09-16🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Santander UK PLC, as Security Trustee for Each Santander Group Member.
- 2014-07-23➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-07-23➖STORIE CRUDEN & SIMPSON resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-07-23➖MCDONALD, Iain Kevin resigneddirector
- 2014-07-23➖MCDONALD, Roderick Iain resigneddirector
- 2013-04-01➕DUGUID, Scott Andrew Dawson appointeddirector
- 2013-04-01➕TAYLOR, Peter Stuart appointeddirector
- 2006-03-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-10-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-10-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-10-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-07-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2000-04-25➕MCDONALD, Neil Roderick appointeddirector
- 2000-04-25➕MCDONALD, Iain Kevin appointeddirector
- 1999-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs EBLAST LIMITED
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Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Egroup Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Egroup Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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EBLAST LIMITED
This company · SC202165
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Egroup Services Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals
Registered office
Egroup, Tumulus Way Midmill Industrial Estate, Midmill
Kintore, Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0TG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-23
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DUGUID, Scott Andrew Dawson→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-04-01
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MCDONALD, Linzie Catherine Cadden→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-02
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MCDONALD, Neil Roderick→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 1999-12-06
STORIE CRUDEN & SIMPSON→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 2014-07-23
BOOTH, Fiona Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2019-03-12
MCDONALD, Iain Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2014-07-23
MCDONALD, Roderick Iain→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 2014-07-23
NOBLE, Christopher Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2021-02-26
SIMPSON, Adair James→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2018-03-31
TAYLOR, Peter Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2020-10-30
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/12/2019 | 26/02/2021 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC, as Security Trustee for Each Santander Group Member. | A registered charge | — | 16/09/2015 | 12/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/03/2006 | 05/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 11/10/2004 | 04/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 11/10/2004 | 05/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 2 properties | 15/10/2002 | 05/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/07/2002 | 24/06/2016 |
Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01