GLOBE ELITE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC249055 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-08
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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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,674
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£51k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 128% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.7k | £25.0k |
| Cash | £51.1k | £50.6k |
| Net assets | £25.7k | £11.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2003-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBE ELITE LIMITED
- 2003-05-08➕SUMMERS, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-08➕SUMMERS, Graeme Alan appointeddirector
- 2003-05-08➕SUMMERS, Susan appointeddirector
- 2003-05-08➕FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-08➖FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-08➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-05-08➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme Alan Summers Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graeme Allan Summersceased 24/02/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
South Lodge, Arnage
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 8PU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SUMMERS, Graeme Alan→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUMMERS, Susan→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2003-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2003-05-08
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2003-05-08
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Recent filings (57 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2019-08-13