ENDACOTT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02156655 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-24
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-44.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
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
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £44,216

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£44k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£106
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£44k-£35k-£26k-£18k-£9k£280Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£-44.2k£-44.1k
Current assets£106£280
Net assets£-44.2k£-44.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  2. 2024-11-12
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  3. 2023-11-29
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  4. 2022-11-18
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  5. 2021-11-29
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  6. 2021-03-17
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  7. 2019-11-27
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  8. 2018-11-28
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  9. 2017-11-12
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  10. 2017-07-10
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  11. 2016-11-30
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  12. 2016-07-27
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  13. 2015-11-29
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  14. 2015-07-29
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  15. 2014-11-29
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  16. 2014-07-04
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  17. 2006-07-28
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    ENDACOTT, Harita Ellena resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-07-21
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    ENDACOTT, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2006-07-21
    ➖
    ENDACOTT, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2006-05-01
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    RK SECRETARIAL SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-05-01
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    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-10-27
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    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    ENDACOTT, Harita Ellena appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    ENDACOTT, Paul Anthony resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    GAY, Paul Nicolas Hughes resigned
    director
  26. 1993-05-07
    ➕
    ENDACOTT, Paul Anthony appointed
    secretary
  27. 1993-05-07
    ➖
    HICKLING, Lynda resigned
    secretary
  28. 1987-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ENDACOTT LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ENDACOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Paul Anthony Endacott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

14 Perryfield Way
Ham
Richmond
Surrey
TW10 7SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RK SECRETARIAL SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ENDACOTT, Paul Anthony→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ENDACOTT, Harita Ellena→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned
ENDACOTT, Paul Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-07 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
HICKLING, Lynda→
secretary · resigned 1993-05-07
Resigned
O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2006-05-01
Resigned
ENDACOTT, Paul Anthony→
director · ~71y · resigned 2006-07-21
Resigned
GAY, Paul Nicolas Hughes→
director · ~79y · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

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2025-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
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accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-28