E E C LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02777237 · ltd · incorporated 1993-01-05
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-10-02
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  4. 2022-10-19
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  5. 2021-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-28
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  8. 2018-10-30
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  9. 2017-11-02
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  10. 2016-11-03
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  11. 2016-02-03
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  12. 2015-11-11
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  13. 2015-01-09
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  14. 2014-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-01-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-10-05
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    ATHAWES, Auden Kenway appointed
    director
  17. 2008-10-04
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    WALSH, Susanne Margaret resigned
    director
  18. 2008-01-31
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    ATHAWES, Auden Kenway resigned
    director
  19. 2008-01-31
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    WALSH, Susanne Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2008-01-08
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    STIRLING SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-01-08
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    WATERMAN, Jennifer Anne resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-12-13
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    WATERMAN, Jennifer Anne appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-12-13
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    UNICORN NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1996-06-10
    ➖
    UNICORN COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1996-06-10
    ➕
    UNICORN NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1994-01-05
    ➖
    HASELDEN, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    nominee-director
  27. 1993-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As E E C LIMITED
  28. 1993-01-05
    ➕
    UNICORN COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1993-01-05
    ➕
    ATHAWES, Auden Kenway appointed
    director
  30. 1993-01-05
    ➕
    HASELDEN, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    nominee-director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Group structure

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

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Stirling Nominees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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E E C LIMITED
This company · 02777237

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Stirling Nominees Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Stirling House
Sunderland Quay, Culpeper Close
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

STIRLING SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATHAWES, Auden Kenway→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERMAN, Jennifer Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2008-01-08
Resigned
UNICORN COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-01-05 · resigned 1996-06-10
Resigned
UNICORN NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-06-10 · resigned 1999-12-13
Resigned
ATHAWES, Auden Kenway→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-01-05 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
HASELDEN, Mary Elizabeth→
nominee-director · ~79y · appointed 1993-01-05 · resigned 1994-01-05
Resigned
WALSH, Susanne Margaret→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2008-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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2025-10-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
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accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
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accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-07