ELITE SCOTLAND DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
- · Filings: 1 → 3
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 2 worsened.
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
- ↑Filings: 1 → 3
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Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). 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 (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-29➖FERNS, Damien John resigneddirector
- 2025-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ELITE SCOTLAND DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2025-05-20➕MAGUIRE, Kevin Terence appointeddirector
- 2025-05-20➕FERNS, Damien John appointeddirector
- 2025-05-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Terence Maguire Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Damien John Fernsceased 29/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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