ECOSSE LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC196518 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 25.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-11-30
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    HERON, Alastair William appointed
    director
  7. 2022-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-10
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-02-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2022-02-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2022-02-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-15
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    capital · SH03
  15. 2020-11-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-11-17
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-06-19
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    capital · SH06
  18. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2020-06-03
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    FAIRLIE, Peter James Morrison resigned
    director
  20. 2020-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2006-05-16
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    DAVIES, Sally resigned
    director
  23. 2000-09-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2000-08-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2000-07-01
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    HERON, Maurice appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-07-01
    ➕
    HERON, Maurice appointed
    director
  27. 2000-07-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Sally appointed
    director
  28. 2000-07-01
    ➕
    FAIRLIE, Peter James Morrison appointed
    director
  29. 1999-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ECOSSE LEISURE LIMITED
  30. 1999-05-24
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-05-24
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-05-24
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1999-05-24
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HERON, Alastair William (same surname) appointed 2022-11-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Maurice Heron
Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter James Morrison Fairlieceased 03/06/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

46 Kenilworth Road
Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4RP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HERON, Maurice→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HERON, Alastair William→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-11-30
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Active
HERON, Maurice→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 1999-05-24
Resigned
DAVIES, Sally→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2006-05-16
Resigned
FAIRLIE, Peter James Morrison→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2020-06-03
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 1999-05-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property06/09/200010/02/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property08/08/200010/02/2022

Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26