ELLON CASTLE GARDENS

🌳Matureactive

SC478866 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-05-30

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£2.04M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

34 officers (7 active, 34 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,043,270

Cash YoY

+18%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£186k

↑ 18% YoY

Net Worth

£2.0m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£195k

↑ 17% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2.04M	£2.03M
Current assets	£195.2k	£167.4k
Cash	£185.7k	£157.5k
Debtors	£9.0k	£9.3k
Net assets	£2.04M	£2.02M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand

2025-06-20
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accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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address · AD01
2024-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
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MANSON, David Alexander resigned
director
2024-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-24
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officers · TM01
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2023-08-07
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CHEYNE, George resigned
director
2023-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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JOHNSON, Alexander Ewan appointed
director
2023-07-12
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TAYLOR, Flora Ann appointed
director
2023-07-12
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CHEYNE, George appointed
director
2023-07-12
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TAYLOR, Michael John resigned
director
2022-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-10
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CAMERON, Alan Iain resigned
director
2022-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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officers · AP01
2022-04-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-14
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GILL, John appointed
director
2021-12-13
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WRIGHT, Carol Anne resigned
director
2021-11-08
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ANDERSON, Philip Ian resigned
director
2021-09-13
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GOSPEL, Jane appointed
director
2021-07-12
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BURNETT, Stephen resigned
director
2021-05-11
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FOX, Richard John, Dr resigned
director
2021-05-11
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HALL, Christopher Spencer resigned
director
2021-05-11
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RAINEY, Stephen Carson Ross, Dr resigned
director
2021-05-11
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WALE, Stuart John, Dr resigned
director
2021-03-08
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BURNETT, Stephen appointed
director
2021-02-04
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ANDERSON, Philip Ian appointed
director
2021-02-04
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WRIGHT, Carol Anne appointed
director
2021-02-04
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WRIGHT, David Patrick resigned
director
2020-11-09
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BATES, Damian resigned
director
2020-07-15
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BATES, Damian appointed
director
2020-06-08
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MANSON, David Alexander appointed
director
2020-05-30
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MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-05-30
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MACKINNONS resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-05-24
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CAMERON, Morag resigned
director
2020-02-01
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SIMPSON, Helen Clare resigned
director
2019-11-07
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CRAIGON, Alison, Dr appointed
director
2019-11-07
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KERR, David Joseph appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 83 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2014-05-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Garden Site

Schoolhill

Ellon

Aberdeenshire

AB41 9AH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-13

Last: 2025-05-30