ELINEA CONSULTING LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC211361 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-25
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-23
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  2. 2023-12-13
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  3. 2023-03-03
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  4. 2022-03-22
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  5. 2021-04-13
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  6. 2020-03-20
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  7. 2018-12-19
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  8. 2017-12-13
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  9. 2016-12-06
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  10. 2016-02-17
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  11. 2015-10-03
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  12. 2015-03-25
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  13. 2014-10-13
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  14. 2014-02-13
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  15. 2013-09-30
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  16. 2000-10-06
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    FORBES, Alison Cameron, Dr appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-10-06
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    FORBES, Alison Cameron, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2000-10-06
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    FORBES, Jonathan Robert, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2000-10-06
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    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
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  20. 2000-10-06
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    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2000-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ELINEA CONSULTING LTD.
  22. 2000-09-25
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    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-09-25
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    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 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

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Alison Cameron Forbes
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/09/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Balquhidder
3 Bridgecastle Cottages
Westfield
Bathgate
EH48 3DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FORBES, Alison Cameron, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-06
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Active
FORBES, Alison Cameron, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-10-06
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Active
FORBES, Jonathan Robert, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-10-06
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Active
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-25 · resigned 2000-10-06
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-25 · resigned 2000-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
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accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
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accounts · AA
2023-03-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
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accounts · AA
2022-03-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-30