ECOSSE FINE ART LIMITED

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SC212123 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£153.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.4y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £153,052
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Net Worth
£153k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£224k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£90k£134k£179k£224kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£153.1k£141.8k
Current assets£224.0k£181.9k
Cash£1.5k£1.5k
Debtors£209.7k£171.9k
Net assets£153.1k£141.8k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-12-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  7. 2022-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-02-07
    ➕
    THOMSON, John Kelly appointed
    director
  12. 2022-02-07
    ➖
    STERN, Raymond resigned
    director
  13. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2013-10-16
    ➖
    STERN, Fiona Robertson resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-10-20
    ➖
    STERN, Fiona Robertson resigned
    director
  22. 2001-01-25
    ➕
    STERN, Fiona Robertson appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-01-25
    ➖
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-01-25
    ➕
    STERN, Fiona Robertson appointed
    director
  25. 2001-01-25
    ➕
    STERN, Raymond appointed
    director
  26. 2001-01-25
    ➖
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2000-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ECOSSE FINE ART LIMITED
  28. 2000-10-19
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-10-19
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Bridesmill Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bridesmill Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ECOSSE FINE ART LIMITED
This company · SC212123

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bridesmill Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/02/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Raymond Sternceased 07/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2000-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 3, Morris Park, 37 Rosyth Road
Glasgow
G5 0YE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THOMSON, John Kelly→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STERN, Fiona Robertson→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-25 · resigned 2013-10-16
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2001-01-25
Resigned
STERN, Fiona Robertson→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-01-25 · resigned 2012-10-20
Resigned
STERN, Raymond→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-01-25 · resigned 2022-02-07
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2001-01-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge—06/12/2022—
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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02