ENSCOT LIMITED

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SC125265 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-29
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£70.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £70,554

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£71k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£13
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£71kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£70.6k£70.6k
Current assets£13£13
Net assets£70.6k£70.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-12
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    FULTON, Susan appointed
    secretary
  7. 2021-05-12
    ➕
    FULTON, Susan appointed
    director
  8. 2021-05-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Graham appointed
    director
  9. 2021-05-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
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  10. 2021-05-12
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  11. 2021-05-12
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  12. 2021-04-28
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-04-28
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-27
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    FITCH, Hilary resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-09-27
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    FITCH, Hilary resigned
    director
  17. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2016-10-01
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    FITCH, Hilary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-10-01
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    HILLYARD, Michael David resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-10-01
    ➕
    FITCH, Hilary appointed
    director
  24. 2016-10-01
    ➖
    HILLYARD, Michael David resigned
    director
  25. 2009-04-07
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    HILLYARD, Michael David appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-04-07
    ➖
    HURST, Stephen Charles resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    HILLYARD, Michael David appointed
    director
  28. 2009-04-07
    ➖
    HURST, Stephen Charles resigned
    director
  29. 2006-07-01
    ➖
    BENNETT, Alistair resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    HURST, Stephen Charles appointed
    secretary
  31. 2006-07-01
    ➖
    BENNETT, Alistair resigned
    director
  32. 1999-06-17
    ➖
    WALLACE, Stewart James resigned
    director
  33. 1998-04-24
    ➕
    HURST, Stephen Charles appointed
    director
  34. 1992-06-03
    ➕
    POLLOCK, James appointed
    director
  35. 1990-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ENSCOT LIMITED
  36. 1990-05-29
    ➕
    BENNETT, Alistair appointed
    secretary
  37. 1990-05-29
    ➕
    BENNETT, Alistair appointed
    director
  38. 1990-05-29
    ➕
    WALLACE, Stewart James 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

121 High Street
Tranent
East Lothian
EH33 1LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

FULTON, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2021-05-12
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Active
FULTON, Susan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-12
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Active
POLLOCK, James→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-06-03
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Active
SMITH, Graham→
director · ~81y · appointed 2021-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Alistair→
secretary · appointed 1990-05-29 · resigned 2006-07-01
Resigned
FITCH, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2020-09-27
Resigned
HILLYARD, Michael David→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
HURST, Stephen Charles→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
BENNETT, Alistair→
director · ~83y · appointed 1990-05-29 · resigned 2006-07-01
Resigned
FITCH, Hilary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2020-09-27
Resigned
HILLYARD, Michael David→
director · ~86y · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
HURST, Stephen Charles→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
WALLACE, Stewart James→
director · ~95y · appointed 1990-05-29 · resigned 1999-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28