ESOL SCOTLAND LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £164.5k |
| Current assets | £189.9k |
| Cash | £158.5k |
| Debtors | £31.3k |
| Net assets | £164.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 1 officers
- • 5 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (142 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-19➖GORDON, Michèle resigneddirector
- 2025-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-01➖AKRAM, Oumar resigneddirector
- 2025-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-04➕ROSS, Victoria Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-29➕GORDON, Michèle appointeddirector
- 2025-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-28➖ASHER, Ezra resigneddirector
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-14➖BLAKE-JOHNSTON, Pauline resigneddirector
- 2024-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-14➕ASHER, Ezra appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13➖ADAL, Hikmat resigneddirector
- 2023-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-08➖ALEXANDRE, Nolwenn Johanne Judicaelle Mathilde Anouck resigneddirector
- 2023-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-30➖REHMAN, Sameeha resigneddirector
- 2023-09-07➕RASOOL, Amjid appointeddirector
- 2023-07-21➕HALES, Natalia appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16➕WALKER, Maria appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16➖ALLAN, Margaret resigneddirector
- 2020-11-02➖SAKI, Mahdi resigneddirector
- 2020-06-22➖SALKOW, Catriona Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2020-06-20➕ELIZABETH SALKOW, Catriona appointeddirector
- 2020-06-20➕BLAKE-JOHNSTON, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2020-06-20➕REHMAN, Sameeha appointeddirector
- 2020-06-20➕SALKOW, Catriona Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-12-03➕ALLAN, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2018-12-03➖SCAMMELL, Helen Munro resigneddirector
- 2018-06-16➖ELLIOTT, Angela June resigneddirector
- 2018-06-16➖MACBETH, Gabrielle Julie resigneddirector
- 2017-10-31➕AKRAM, Oumar appointeddirector
- 2017-09-12➖TREVENA, Paulina Maria, Director resigneddirector
- 2017-08-09➖GIGIBERIA, Maia, Mrs. resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
2 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: AKRAM, Oumar resigned 2025-10-01; GORDON, Michèle resigned 2026-02-19
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-07-18: certificate-change-of-name-company
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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