ELLINGTON KITCHENS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC507015 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£43.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,657

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£61k
Net Worth
£44k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£23k£46k£68k£91k£114kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£65.8k£44.2k
Current assets£113.8k£110.3k
Cash£60.8k—
Debtors£52.6k—
Net assets£43.7k£24.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-16
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-05-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-05-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2018-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-05-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-04-30
    ➕
    MENNIE, Craig appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-30
    ➖
    ELLINGTON, Heather Catherine resigned
    director
  19. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-08-03
    ➕
    ELLINGTON, Heather Catherine appointed
    director
  21. 2015-06-03
    ➖
    ELLINGTON, Heather Catherine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ELLINGTON KITCHENS LTD
  23. 2015-05-28
    ➕
    ELLINGTON, Peter, Director appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-28
    ➕
    ELLINGTON, Heather Catherine appointed
    secretary

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ELLINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Director Peter Ellington
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/05/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 2 Northside
Station Square
Aboyne
AB34 5HX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ELLINGTON, Peter, Director→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MENNIE, Craig→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLINGTON, Heather Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-28 · resigned 2015-06-03
Resigned
ELLINGTON, Heather Catherine→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-03 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28