ELGIN STORAGE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC553152 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-21
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
£-739
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £739
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£57k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
-£739
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£739£11k£22k£34k£45k£57kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£56.8k£37.8k
Net assets£-739£-739

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-26
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-02-01
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    HARPER, Aileen appointed
    director
  18. 2018-02-01
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    HARPER, Donna Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ELGIN STORAGE LIMITED
  20. 2016-12-21
    ➕
    HARPER, Douglas appointed
    director
  21. 2016-12-21
    ➕
    HARPER, Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +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

40/100
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.

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
Douglas Harper
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2016
Mr Stuart Harper
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

S&D Harper Ltd
Edgar Road
Elgin
IV30 6YQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HARPER, Aileen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARPER, Donna Margaret→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARPER, Douglas→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARPER, Stuart→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23