ESKIMO INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC378937 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-20
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-20
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Gordon Ian appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-10-20
    ➖
    BRYCE, Pamela Jane resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-10-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-10-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-10-21
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Gordon Ian appointed
    director
  19. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    BRYCE, Pamela Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ESKIMO INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2010-05-20
    ➕
    BARRACK, James Grieve appointed
    director
  23. 2010-05-20
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

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 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Chess Group Investment Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Chess Group Investment Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ESKIMO INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · SC378937

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chess Group Investment Company Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Grieve Barrackceased 31/07/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

62 Queens Road
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB15 4YE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Gordon Ian→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-20
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Active
BARRACK, James Grieve→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-05-20
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Active
MIDDLETON, Gordon Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYCE, Pamela Jane→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2021-10-20
Resigned
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-05-20 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-10-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19