ELLBOW LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC488502 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-09
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,005

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 104% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 206% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.5k£3.4k
Current assets£11.2k£3.7k
Net assets£6.0k£2.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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  3. 2023-08-21
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-16
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  6. 2021-07-07
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  7. 2020-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-17
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  9. 2019-02-11
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  10. 2019-02-11
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  11. 2019-02-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-02-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-02-01
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    BOWEN, Natalie appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-01
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    BOWEN, Russell Bowen appointed
    director
  15. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-08-07
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  18. 2018-08-07
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  19. 2018-08-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-07-31
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    DUNLOP, Conor Mackay resigned
    director
  21. 2018-07-31
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    DUNLOP, Keziah Thea resigned
    director
  22. 2017-04-01
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    BOWEN, Natalie resigned
    director
  23. 2017-04-01
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    BOWEN, Russell Bowen resigned
    director
  24. 2017-04-01
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    DUNLOP, Conor Mackay appointed
    director
  25. 2017-04-01
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    DUNLOP, Keziah Thea appointed
    director
  26. 2014-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ELLBOW LTD
  27. 2014-10-09
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    BOWEN, Natalie appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-09
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    BOWEN, Russell Bowen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Natalie Bowen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2018
Mr Russell Bowen Bowen
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Keziah Thea Dunlopceased 31/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Connor Mackay Dunlopceased 31/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Russell Bowen Bowenceased 01/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Natalie Bowenceased 01/04/2017· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Unit 3 Barry Business Centre
Main Street, Barry
Carnoustie
Angus
DD7 7RP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BOWEN, Natalie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWEN, Russell Bowen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWEN, Natalie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-09 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
BOWEN, Russell Bowen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-09 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
DUNLOP, Conor Mackay→
director · ~32y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
DUNLOP, Keziah Thea→
director · ~31y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
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accounts · AA
2025-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
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accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07