EARTH TEST LABORATORIES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC737179 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71200Technical testing and analysis
- 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
17 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-09➖MURRAY, James John resigneddirector
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26➖HAMILTON, Ross Grant resigneddirector
- 2024-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs EARTH TEST LABORATORIES LTD
- 2022-07-01➕BLACK, John appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➕GLOVER, Stephen Hugh appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➕HAMILTON, Ross Grant appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➕MURRAY, James John appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James John Murray Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2022 |
Mr John Black Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2022 |
Mr Stephen Hugh Glover Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ross Grant Hamiltonceased 26/04/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
Unit 4b Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
GLOVER, Stephen Hugh→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Ross Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2024-04-26
MURRAY, James John→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-09
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Recent filings (17 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-19