ELRIG THE TAVERN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC582882 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£60.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,766
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,878 YoY
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£61k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£74kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£71.0k£87.3k
Current assets£39.5k£41.1k
Cash£23.9k£28.9k
Debtors£12.0k£6.4k
Net assets£60.8k£73.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-03-19
    INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2018-03-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2017-12-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ELRIG THE TAVERN LIMITED
  12. 2017-12-01
    ELRICK, Andrew John appointed
    director
  13. 2017-12-01
    INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2017-12-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Elrig Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Elrig Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ELRIG THE TAVERN LIMITED
This company · SC582882

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elrig Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/12/2017
Mr Andrew John Elrick
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2017
Deborah Elrick
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
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 (1 active · 1 resigned)

ELRICK, Andrew John
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Active
INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-30