EUGUARD (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC243993 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-17

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	—	£86.1k
Current assets	—	£43.1k
Net assets	—	£69.3k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-17
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DA FONSECA SANTOS DIAS, Paulo Jorge appointed
director
2025-03-17
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MENZIES, William resigned
secretary
2025-03-17
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MENZIES, William resigned
director
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-03
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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BROWN, Ian resigned
director
2023-05-31
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DIAS, Paulo resigned
director
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-14
➕
BROWN, Ian appointed
director
2022-03-14
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DIAS, Paulo appointed
director
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
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MENZIES, Norma Mcleod resigned
director
2020-06-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-30
➖
MENZIES, Gordon resigned
secretary
2018-07-30
➕
MENZIES, William appointed
secretary
2018-07-30
➖
MENZIES, Gordon resigned
director
2018-07-30
➕
MENZIES, Norma Mcleod appointed
director
2018-07-30
➕
MENZIES, William appointed
director
2011-02-01
➕
MENZIES, Gordon appointed
secretary
2011-02-01
➖
MENZIES, William resigned
secretary
2011-02-01
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MENZIES, Gordon appointed
director
2010-07-05
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MENZIES, William resigned
director
2008-01-25
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WALLACE, William resigned
director
2007-05-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2003-02-17
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Company incorporated
As EUGUARD (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2003-02-17
➕
MENZIES, William appointed
secretary
2003-02-17
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-17
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-17
➕
MENZIES, William appointed
director
2003-02-17
➕
WALLACE, William 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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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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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

Incorporated2003-02-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite 27, Geddes House

Kirkton North

Livingston

EH54 6GU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

DA FONSECA SANTOS DIAS, Paulo Jorge→

director · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MENZIES, Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2018-07-30

Resigned

MENZIES, William→

secretary · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2025-03-17

Resigned

MENZIES, William→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-17 · resigned 2011-02-01

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-17 · resigned 2003-02-17

Resigned

BROWN, Ian→

director · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2023-05-31

Resigned

DIAS, Paulo→

director · ~56y · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2023-05-31

Resigned

MENZIES, Gordon→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2018-07-30

Resigned

MENZIES, Norma Mcleod→

director · ~72y · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2020-06-22

Resigned

MENZIES, William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2025-03-17

Resigned

MENZIES, William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-02-17 · resigned 2010-07-05

Resigned

WALLACE, William→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-02-17 · resigned 2008-01-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	14/05/2007	—

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-02

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-03-27

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-03-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-28

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-10-03

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2023-10-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-06-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-24