EYESTORE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC242820 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Last 30 days

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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 94120Activities of professional membership organisations
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-12
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  3. 2023-11-16
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  4. 2022-07-27
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  5. 2022-06-14
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  6. 2022-05-13
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    officers · RP04AP01
  7. 2022-05-06
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  8. 2022-05-06
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  9. 2022-05-06
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  10. 2022-05-06
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2022-04-25
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    VANKO, Craig appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-08
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    PATTERSON, John Henry resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-03-08
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    PATTERSON, John Henry resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
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  15. 2021-12-30
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  16. 2021-12-09
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  17. 2021-11-30
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  18. 2020-12-31
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  19. 2019-07-02
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  20. 2018-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2008-11-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2008-10-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Scottish Borders Council
  23. 2005-06-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2003-01-27
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    VANKO, James Mortimer appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-27
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    VANKO, James Mortimer appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-27
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    PATTERSON, John Henry appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-01-27
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-01-27
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    PATTERSON, John Henry appointed
    director
  29. 2003-01-27
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As EYESTORE LIMITED
  31. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-01-23
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Mortimer Vanko
Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Henry Pattersonceased 08/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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

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8 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
Incorporated2003-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Brierydene
St Abbs
Eyemouth
Borders
TD14 5PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

VANKO, James Mortimer→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-27
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Active
VANKO, Craig→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-04-25
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Active
VANKO, James Mortimer→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-01-27
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Active
PATTERSON, John Henry→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2022-03-08
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2003-01-27
Resigned
PATTERSON, John Henry→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2022-03-08
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2003-01-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/11/2008—
outstanding
Scottish Borders Council
Standard security1 property13/10/2008—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property26/06/2005—
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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-22
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-06