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.
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2024-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-06➖BENNETT, John Henry resigneddirector
- 2022-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-03-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-20✏️reregistration-assentchange-of-name · FOA-RR
- 2014-03-20✏️certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimitedchange-of-name · CERT3
- 2010-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs EASTON GP UNLIMITED
- 2010-02-26➕BENNETT, Catherine Lucille appointeddirector
- 2010-02-26➕BENNETT, Richard, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-02-26➕MATTHISSEN, Colin Ainslie appointeddirector
- 2010-02-26➕BENNETT, John Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +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 candidateStrong 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colin Ainslie Matthissen Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Richard Bennett Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Henry Bennett Individual · British · DOB 07/1935 · age 91 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-02-26
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BENNETT, Richard, Dr→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-26
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MATTHISSEN, Colin Ainslie→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-02-26
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BENNETT, John Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2010-02-26 · resigned 2022-06-06
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Recent filings (38 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
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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
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-24
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2023-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31