ECOSSE MAF. CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC177108 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-09
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (77/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees2200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-12-08
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    DRUMMOND, Grace resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-12-31
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    DRUMMOND, Grace appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    MORELL, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    FIRESTONE, Lillian resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    MORELL, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-07-09
    ➖
    BROWN, Karen resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-07-09
    ➕
    FIRESTONE, Lillian appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-09-11
    ➕
    BROWN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-09-11
    ➖
    WATSON, Anne resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ECOSSE MAF. CO. LIMITED
  26. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    DAVIS, Elliot Paul appointed
    director
  27. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    WATSON, Anne appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-07-09
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 Elliot Paul Davis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27320 — SIC 27320

Registered office

169 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

DAVIS, Elliot Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-11 · resigned 1998-07-09
Resigned
DRUMMOND, Grace→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned
FIRESTONE, Lillian→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-09 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
MORELL, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
WATSON, Anne→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1997-09-11
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1997-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14