EBOX HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC210659 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Market research and public opinion polling
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £2,082,914

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.1m
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£417k£833k£1.2m£1.7m£2.1mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.08M£0
Net assets£2.08M£2.08M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
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    FAGAN, Alison Roberta resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-09-10
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    FAGAN, Alison resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-10
    ➖
    GUY, Julian resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-09-04
    ➕
    FAGAN, Alison Roberta appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-09-04
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2010-04-26
    ➖
    HUTTON, Gaynor Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 2009-11-11
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    FAGAN, Alison appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    HUTTON, Gaynor Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2009-11-10
    ➖
    DONEGAN, Terry resigned
    director
  25. 2009-02-13
    ➖
    IRISH, Shane resigned
    director
  26. 2008-09-01
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    MCGEOCH, Andrew John appointed
    director
  27. 2008-09-01
    ➕
    IRISH, Shane appointed
    director
  28. 2007-09-14
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-09-14
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-09-24
    ➖
    MCTAGGART, Donna resigned
    secretary
  31. 2001-09-24
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-09-24
    ➖
    MCTAGGART, Donna resigned
    director
  33. 2001-09-24
    ➖
    YOUNG, Stuart resigned
    director
  34. 2001-08-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    MCGEOCH, Iain William appointed
    director
  36. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    MCTAGGART, Donna appointed
    secretary
  37. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    DONEGAN, Terry appointed
    director
  38. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    MCTAGGART, Donna appointed
    director
  39. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    YOUNG, Stuart appointed
    director
  40. 2000-10-09
    ➖
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2000-10-09
    ➕
    GUY, Julian appointed
    director
  42. 2000-10-09
    ➖
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2000-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As EBOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
  44. 2000-09-04
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2000-09-04
    ➕
    ACS NOMINEES 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 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 25 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 ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FAGAN, Alison Roberta resigned 2025-09-10; FAGAN, Alison resigned 2025-09-10; GUY, Julian resigned 2025-09-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain William Mcgeoch
Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73200 — Market research and public opinion polling

Registered office

Lochlea Farm
Craigie
Kilmarnock
KA1 5NN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

MCGEOCH, Andrew John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGEOCH, Iain William→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAGAN, Alison Roberta→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-04 · resigned 2025-09-10
Resigned
MCTAGGART, Donna→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2001-09-24
Resigned
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-04 · resigned 2000-10-09
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2011-09-04
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-24 · resigned 2007-09-14
Resigned
DONEGAN, Terry→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2009-11-10
Resigned
FAGAN, Alison→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-11-11 · resigned 2025-09-10
Resigned
GUY, Julian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-10-09 · resigned 2025-09-10
Resigned
HUTTON, Gaynor Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-11-11 · resigned 2010-04-26
Resigned
IRISH, Shane→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2009-02-13
Resigned
MCTAGGART, Donna→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2001-09-24
Resigned
YOUNG, Stuart→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2001-09-24
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-04 · resigned 2000-10-09
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 property20/08/2001—
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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15