ENSCAPE CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC312413 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-23
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ENSCAPE CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2006-11-23➕MACLEOD, Janet appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-23➕MENZIES, Brian Mcleod appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Brian Mcleod Menzies Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Janet Eilidh Macleod Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUILIBRIUM GREEN LIMITED→ SC507607 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| EQUITIX EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE I EPS GP LIMITED→ SC606104 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EQUITIX MA EPS GP 17 LIMITED→ SC622720 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EQUITIX MA EPS GP 28 LIMITED→ SC751000 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ERA FLEET COST MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC353202 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ESG TREASURY LTD→ SC651114 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ESTO CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC771890 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ETIHADPRIME PRIVATE LIMITED→ SC822444 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ETTRICKBURN LIMITED→ SC520211 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| EUAN'S GUIDE ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC503791 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| EURIQA LTD→ SC366474 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| EURO PAYROLL LIMITED→ SC270760 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MENZIES, Brian Mcleod→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-23
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25