EASTON GP UNLIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC373794 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2010-02-26
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
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
38 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-03-15
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  9. 2023-02-24
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  10. 2022-06-07
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  11. 2022-06-06
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    BENNETT, John Henry resigned
    director
  12. 2022-03-25
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  13. 2016-03-01
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  14. 2015-03-20
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  15. 2014-03-20
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  16. 2014-03-20
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    change-of-name · CERT3
  17. 2010-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As EASTON GP UNLIMITED
  18. 2010-02-26
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    BENNETT, Catherine Lucille appointed
    director
  19. 2010-02-26
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    BENNETT, Richard, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2010-02-26
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    MATTHISSEN, Colin Ainslie appointed
    director
  21. 2010-02-26
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    BENNETT, John Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Colin Ainslie Matthissen
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
Dr Richard Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
Mr John Henry Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1935 · age 91
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2010-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BENNETT, Catherine Lucille→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-02-26
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Active
BENNETT, Richard, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-26
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Active
MATTHISSEN, Colin Ainslie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-02-26
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Active
BENNETT, John Henry→
director · ~91y · appointed 2010-02-26 · resigned 2022-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-24
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2023-02-24
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2023-02-24
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officers · TM01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31