ETEK EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC317060 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 17.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,369,545
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£768k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£274k£548k£822k£1.1m£1.4mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Cash£767.8k£680.6k
Net assets£1.37M£1.31M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-11-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  4. 2025-10-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-10-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-28
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2012-05-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    NELSON, Joanne appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-08
    ➖
    QUEEN, John resigned
    director
  22. 2008-08-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2007-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ETEK EUROPE LIMITED
  24. 2007-02-22
    ➕
    NELSON, Michael appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-02-22
    ➕
    NELSON, Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2007-02-22
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-02-22
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-02-22
    ➕
    QUEEN, John appointed
    director
  29. 2007-02-22
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2007-02-22
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mr Michael Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Etek Technology Centre, Dow Road Prestwick Aerospace Park
Monkton
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 2TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

NELSON, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-22
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Active
NELSON, Joanne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-10-01
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Active
NELSON, Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-22 · resigned 2007-02-22
Resigned
QUEEN, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-02-22 · resigned 2008-09-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-22 · resigned 2007-02-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property01/05/201211/11/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property02/08/200801/10/2025

Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13