ECI 12 SPECIAL PURPOSE BIDCO LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16559639 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-05➖BAILEY, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2026-01-05➖MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-12-31➕SLUPEK, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2025-12-31➖LEIGH, Thomas William Elliott resigneddirector
- 2025-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-18➕BAILEY, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2025-11-18➕MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-11-05📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-10-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-09➖MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian resignedsecretary
- 2025-10-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-30➕HEALE, Edward appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30➖BAILEY, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2025-09-30➕LEIGH, Thomas William Elliott appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30➖MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-09-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ECI 12 SPECIAL PURPOSE BIDCO LIMITED
- 2025-07-03➕MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian appointedsecretary
- 2025-07-03➕BAILEY, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2025-07-03➕MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-07-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·6 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian resigned 2025-10-09; BAILEY, Daniel James resigned 2026-01-05; BAILEY, Daniel James resigned 2025-09-30
Group structure
Eci 12 Special Purpose Midco 2 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Eci 12 Special Purpose Midco 2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ECI 12 SPECIAL PURPOSE BIDCO LIMITED
This company · 16559639
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eci 12 Special Purpose Midco 2 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/07/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
Building 4 Croxley Park
Hatters Lane
Watford
WD18 8YF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
HEALE, Edward→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-09-30
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SLUPEK, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-12-31
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MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-07-03 · resigned 2025-10-09
BAILEY, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-11-18 · resigned 2026-01-05
BAILEY, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-03 · resigned 2025-09-30
LEIGH, Thomas William Elliott→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-09-30 · resigned 2025-12-31
MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-11-18 · resigned 2026-01-05
MCCREADIE, Paul Dominic Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-07-03 · resigned 2025-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Glas Trust Corporation as Security Agent Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-27
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-11-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15