EPOS NORTH UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC337870 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-14
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees300400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-12
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2021-04-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2014-10-31
    ➖
    FLEGG, Sally Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-08-31
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Gavin Roderick appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-08-31
    ➖
    MACDONALD, John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    FLEGG, Sally Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Gavin Roderick resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As EPOS NORTH UK LIMITED
  22. 2008-02-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Gavin Roderick appointed
    director
  23. 2008-02-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Gavin Roderick appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-02-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Roderick Macdonald
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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
Incorporated2008-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lyle House
Fairways Business Park
Inverness
IV2 6AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACDONALD, Gavin Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-31
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Active
MACDONALD, Gavin Roderick→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLEGG, Sally Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned
MACDONALD, Gavin Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned
MACDONALD, John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-08