ESPC (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC203585 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-03

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£4.53M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

45 officers (10 active, 45 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

164 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,531,871

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.5m

Net Worth

£4.5m

Current Assets

£3.1m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31
Total assets	£4.56M
Current assets	£3.15M
Cash	£1.51M
Debtors	£1.12M
Net assets	£4.53M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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accounts · AAMD
2026-01-05
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officers · AP01
2026-01-01
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RAISTRICK, Louisa Clare Milner appointed
director
2025-12-12
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accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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address · AD01
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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ANDREW, Jill Shaw appointed
director
2024-11-27
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KEEGAN, Caitlin Mary appointed
director
2024-11-27
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MALOCO, Michael Joseph resigned
director
2024-11-27
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MCLUSKEY, Kevin resigned
director
2024-11-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
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officers · AP01
2024-11-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-01
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SPENCE, Bruce appointed
director
2022-12-31
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FLEMING, Ann Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-01
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COOK, Ben Daniel appointed
director
2021-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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PRATT, Alexander Ogilvie resigned
director
2021-11-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01
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STURROCK, Peter Ronald Rutherford appointed
director
2021-10-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-24
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KERR, Gordon John resigned
director
2019-11-26
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MORGAN, Claire Louise appointed
director
2019-11-26
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CALDER, Susan Jane resigned
director
2019-11-26
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FORSTER, Craig Mercer resigned
director
2019-11-26
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HARTLEY, Alan James resigned
director
2018-11-27
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MALOCO, Michael Joseph appointed
director
2018-11-27
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MCLUSKEY, Kevin appointed
director
2017-05-02
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FLEMING, Ann Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-07-31
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SHORT, Hugh Gerard resigned
director
2015-03-02
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DIAMOND, Andrew Russell appointed
director
2015-03-02
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PRATT, Alexander Ogilvie appointed
director
2015-02-27
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HUNTER, Stewart Lindsay Wilson resigned
director
2014-11-25
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CUBIE, Andrew, Sir resigned
director
2014-07-04
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MCEWAN, Ronald John resigned
director
2013-11-26
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STIMPSON, Robin Mackay resigned
director
2013-11-13
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BROWN, Scott Alexander resigned
director
2013-11-13
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CALDER, Susan Jane appointed
director
2013-11-13
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FORSTER, Craig Mercer appointed
director
2013-11-13
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HARTLEY, Alan James appointed
director
2013-11-13
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KERR, Gordon John appointed
director
2013-11-13
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LOUDON, Richard Donald resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 101 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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.)

Group structure

Edinburgh Solicitors' Property Centre Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edinburgh Solicitors' Property Centre Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ESPC (UK) LIMITED

This company · SC203585

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
Edinburgh Solicitors' Property Centre Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-02-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

27 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2PA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-17

Last: 2026-02-03