EAST AFRICAN TEA INVESTMENTS

🌳Matureactive
SC415526 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-01-26
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
79/100
Strong
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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 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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  4. 2024-04-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-04-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-04-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-04-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-03-28
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    HESKETH, Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-28
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    UNWIN, Robert Peter resigned
    director
  10. 2024-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-28
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-23
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  15. 2020-12-31
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  16. 2020-01-07
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-07-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-07-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2019-07-31
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-05-16
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    KNOPP, David William appointed
    director
  22. 2019-05-16
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    GOOD, Graham resigned
    director
  23. 2019-05-16
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    HIGHSTEAD, Justin Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 2019-05-16
    ➕
    UNWIN, Robert Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-03
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    BUCHAN, Alistair appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-12-03
    ➖
    GOOD, Graham resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-03-24
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    GOOD, Graham appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-03-24
    ➖
    TURCAN CONNELL resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2012-09-25
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    HESKETH, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2012-09-25
    ➕
    HIGHSTEAD, Justin Anthony appointed
    director
  31. 2012-01-30
    ➖
    MACKINTOSH, Simon Aeneas resigned
    director
  32. 2012-01-30
    ➖
    STORRIE, Alix Elizabeth resigned
    director
  33. 2012-01-27
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    WOOD, Ian Clark, Sir appointed
    director
  34. 2012-01-27
    ➕
    GOOD, Graham appointed
    director
  35. 2012-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST AFRICAN TEA INVESTMENTS
  36. 2012-01-26
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2012-01-26
    ➕
    MACKINTOSH, Simon Aeneas appointed
    director
  38. 2012-01-26
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    STORRIE, Alix Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir Ian Clark Wood
Individual · British · DOB 07/1942 · age 84
——sig. influencesignificant influence28/03/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Gatsby Africaceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% voting
  • The Wood Foundationceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% voting · board control
  • The Gatsby Charitable Foundationceased 27/02/2019· 25-50% voting · board control

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-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Blenheim House
Fountainhall Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

BUCHAN, Alistair→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNOPP, David William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Ian Clark, Sir→
director · ~84y · appointed 2012-01-27
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Active
GOOD, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2014-12-03
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2014-03-24
Resigned
GOOD, Graham→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-01-27 · resigned 2019-05-16
Resigned
HESKETH, Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-09-25 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned
HIGHSTEAD, Justin Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-25 · resigned 2019-05-16
Resigned
MACKINTOSH, Simon Aeneas→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2012-01-30
Resigned
STORRIE, Alix Elizabeth→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2012-01-30
Resigned
UNWIN, Robert Peter→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-05-16 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-10