EIJ DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC226210 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
71 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 £1,376,483
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£275k£551k£826k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£10.4k£10.4k
Net assets£1.38M£1.36M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-28
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2020-12-21
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2020-12-21
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-12
    ➕
    MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2020-12-12
    ➖
    MACKINNONS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-06
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Allan appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-15
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Ernest resigned
    director
  20. 2010-04-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2002-05-17
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    BELLANY, Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    DUTHIE, James appointed
    director
  25. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    JONES, Graham Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Ernest appointed
    director
  27. 2001-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EIJ DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  28. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    MACKINNONS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    JONES, Graham Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

4 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
M.V. Quantus Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Peter & J. Johnstone Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
🏛️
Shannon Fishing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Freedom Fish Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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EIJ DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC226210

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peter & J. Johnstone Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
M.V. Quantus Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Shannon Fishing Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Freedom Fish Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2001-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELLANY, Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN, Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUTHIE, James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Allan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNONS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2020-12-12
Resigned
JONES, Graham Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned
SIMPSON, Ernest→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2015-09-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property17/05/200210/04/2010

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21