ELASTIC CREATIVE LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC203930 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-15
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 25.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,147
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,563 YoY
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£69k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£102k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£47k£71k£95k£118kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£20.1k£31.7k
Current assets£102.0k£118.3k
Cash£69.5k£64.5k
Debtors£32.5k£53.8k
Net assets£20.1k£31.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-06-27
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  4. 2022-09-14
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  5. 2021-08-25
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  6. 2021-05-24
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  7. 2021-05-24
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  8. 2021-05-24
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  9. 2020-08-26
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  10. 2019-05-15
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  11. 2019-05-13
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  12. 2019-02-28
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  15. 2019-02-28
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  16. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-16
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    BLAIR, Alan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-11-16
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    BLAIR, Alan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-11-16
    ➖
    KILLINCRAIG ASSOCIATES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-11-16
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    BLAIR, Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2009-11-16
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    BLAIR, Alan resigned
    director
  22. 2007-10-08
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    PLUMMER, Stephen Philip resigned
    director
  23. 2005-02-24
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    CONNELL, Guy appointed
    director
  24. 2005-02-24
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    KIRBY, Lauren appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-24
    ➕
    PLUMMER, Stephen Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2001-02-14
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    MORTON, Alexander Stephen resigned
    director
  27. 2001-02-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2000-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ELASTIC CREATIVE LTD.
  29. 2000-02-15
    ➕
    KIRBY, Alexander Campbell appointed
    director
  30. 2000-02-15
    ➕
    KILLINCRAIG ASSOCIATES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2000-02-15
    ➕
    MORTON, Alexander Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guy Connell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alexander Campbell Kirby
Individual · Canadian · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Lauren Kirby
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

145 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5JF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CONNELL, Guy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRBY, Alexander Campbell→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRBY, Lauren→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIR, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2016-03-16
Resigned
KILLINCRAIG ASSOCIATES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-02-15 · resigned 2009-11-16
Resigned
BLAIR, Alan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2009-11-16
Resigned
MORTON, Alexander Stephen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-02-15 · resigned 2001-02-14
Resigned
PLUMMER, Stephen Philip→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property09/02/2001—
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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21