ETHICOIL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12463706 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-14
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
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
£-261.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10410
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38110SIC 38110
  • 46330SIC 46330
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £261,549

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£253k
Net Worth
-£262k
Current Assets
£589k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-02-29
Total assets£-214.8k
Current assets£588.8k
Cash£253.3k
Debtors£335.5k
Net assets£-261.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-27
    HURD, Dean resigned
    director
  4. 2025-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2024-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2023-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2023-09-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-07-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-06-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  21. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2023-04-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2023-04-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  24. 2022-11-30
    NOKES, Karl Ross resigned
    director
  25. 2022-02-14
    HURD, Dean appointed
    director
  26. 2022-02-14
    NOKES, Karl Ross appointed
    director
  27. 2020-10-20
    TIMMERMANS, Franciscus Johannes Maria resigned
    director
  28. 2020-05-11
    HURD, Louis Dean appointed
    director
  29. 2020-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ETHICOIL LIMITED
  30. 2020-02-14
    TIMMERMANS, Franciscus Johannes Maria appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Vestera Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Ip2 Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
ETHICOIL LIMITED
This company · 12463706

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vestera Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/03/2023
Ip2 Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/03/2023
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Isync Ai Limitedceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Dean Hurdceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ip2 Holdings Limitedceased 01/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Franciscus Johannes Maria Timmermansceased 31/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10410 — SIC 10410

Registered office

Rosedale Studios
Rosedale Road
Richmond
TW9 2SX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HURD, Louis Dean
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-05-11
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Active
HURD, Dean
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-02-14 · resigned 2025-08-27
Resigned
NOKES, Karl Ross
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-02-14 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
TIMMERMANS, Franciscus Johannes Maria
director · ~80y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2020-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08