ELP-AM SOLICITORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC471191 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 2400 | 2400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-01-28📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-12-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29➕MCFADZEAN, Duncan Ruaridh appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-29➖MCFADZEAN, Laura Melanie resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-29➖MCFADZEAN, Laura Melanie resigneddirector
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-01➖TURNER, Irene Ethel resigneddirector
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19➕TURNER, Irene Ethel appointeddirector
- 2022-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-10-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-10-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-30➖MCCLANACHAN, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-03-31➕PAY, Lisbeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-03-31➖ARBUTHNOTT, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2014-06-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ELP-AM SOLICITORS LIMITED
- 2014-02-28➕MCFADZEAN, Duncan Ruaridh appointeddirector
- 2014-02-28➕MCFADZEAN, Laura Melanie appointedsecretary
- 2014-02-28➕ARBUTHNOTT, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2014-02-28➕MCCLANACHAN, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2014-02-28➕MCFADZEAN, Laura Melanie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Lisbeth Ann Pay Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/10/2024 |
Mr Duncan Ruaridh Mcfadzean Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Laura Melanie Mcfadzeanceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Catherine Mcclanachanceased 30/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Robert John Arbuthnottceased 31/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
98 Ferry Road
Edinburgh
EH6 4PG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MCFADZEAN, Duncan Ruaridh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-10-29
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MCFADZEAN, Duncan Ruaridh→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-28
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PAY, Lisbeth Ann→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-03-31
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MCFADZEAN, Laura Melanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2024-10-29
ARBUTHNOTT, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2019-03-31
MCCLANACHAN, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2022-03-30
MCFADZEAN, Laura Melanie→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2024-10-29
TURNER, Irene Ethel→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-12-19 · resigned 2023-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/06/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-02-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-13