ELYSIUM HOMES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC707864 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.4y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees0100

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.

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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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Adluis Limited
  7. 2021-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ELYSIUM HOMES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  8. 2021-08-27
    DALY, Thomas appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Daly
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Torridon House Torridon Lane
Rosyth
Fife
KY11 2EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DALY, Thomas
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-08-27
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Adluis
Adluis Limited
A registered charge1 property28/01/2022
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-27