EVERYTHING IS DESIGN LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC365279 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,682

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£336£673£1k£1k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.7k£1.7k
Current assets£1.7k£1.7k
Net assets£1.7k£1.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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  2. 2025-11-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-05
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-12-05
    ➕
    ALCORN, Marion appointed
    director
  13. 2023-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-12-05
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-12-05
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2023-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As EVERYTHING IS DESIGN LTD
  20. 2009-09-08
    ➕
    ALCORN, Mark James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marion Alcorn
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/12/2023
Mr Mark James Alcorn
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/09/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALCORN, Marion→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-12-05
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Active
ALCORN, Mark James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-09-08
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Active

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22