THE ELGIN BRIDGE CENTRE

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SC273493 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-09-16

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£196.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £196,458

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£196k

↑ 7.2% YoY

Current Assets

£104k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£196.5k	£183.3k
Current assets	£103.8k	£93.4k
Net assets	£196.5k	£183.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-08-28
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2024-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
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MALONE, Sean Anthony appointed
director
2022-09-20
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RICHARDSON, William Pallister resigned
director
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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officers · AP01
2019-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
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PALMER, Mark John appointed
director
2019-09-24
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ANDREW, Ian Campbell resigned
director
2018-09-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-09-27
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accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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officers · TM01
2018-09-25
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ANNAND, Lesley Watt appointed
director
2018-09-25
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HAINES, Gerald resigned
director
2017-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-10-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-10-01
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MIDDLEHURST, Mairi appointed
director
2016-09-06
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BRAIN, Graham resigned
director
2012-10-01
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BRAIN, Graham appointed
director
2011-08-31
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BOARDMAN, Malcolm resigned
secretary
2011-08-31
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BOARDMAN, Malcolm resigned
director
2009-09-15
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BANNERMAN, Christopher James resigned
director
2009-09-15
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HAINES, Gerald appointed
director
2005-08-18
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SPINK, Margaret appointed
director
2004-09-16
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Company incorporated
As THE ELGIN BRIDGE CENTRE
2004-09-16
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BOARDMAN, Malcolm appointed
secretary
2004-09-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-16
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ANDREW, Ian Campbell appointed
director
2004-09-16
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BANNERMAN, Christopher James appointed
director
2004-09-16
➕
BOARDMAN, Malcolm appointed
director
2004-09-16
➕
RICHARDSON, William Pallister appointed
director
2004-09-16
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-16
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-16
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-09-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Academy Street

Elgin

Morayshire

IV30 1LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (5 active · 10 resigned)

ANNAND, Lesley Watt→

director · ~69y · appointed 2018-09-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MALONE, Sean Anthony→

director · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MIDDLEHURST, Mairi→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-10-01

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Active

PALMER, Mark John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-24

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Active

SPINK, Margaret→

director · ~80y · appointed 2005-08-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOARDMAN, Malcolm→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2011-08-31

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2004-09-16

Resigned

ANDREW, Ian Campbell→

director · ~86y · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2019-09-24

Resigned

BANNERMAN, Christopher James→

director · ~93y · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2009-09-15

Resigned

BOARDMAN, Malcolm→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2011-08-31

Resigned

BRAIN, Graham→

director · ~78y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2016-09-06

Resigned

HAINES, Gerald→

director · ~88y · appointed 2009-09-15 · resigned 2018-09-25

Resigned

RICHARDSON, William Pallister→

director · ~81y · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2022-09-20

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2004-09-16

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2004-09-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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2025-09-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-09-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-09-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2019-09-30