EPE CARRY GP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC382387 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2021-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2010-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EPE CARRY GP LIMITED
  16. 2010-07-22
    BRAND, Giles Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2010-07-22
    BURNESS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2010-07-22
    BURNESS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-07-22
    LAWSON, Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2010-07-22
    LAWSON, Peter Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2010-07-22
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2010-07-22
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Epic Investment Partners (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Epic Investment Partners (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
EPE CARRY GP LIMITED
This company · SC382387

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
Epic Investment Partners (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BRAND, Giles Robert
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNESS LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2010-07-22
Resigned
LAWSON, Peter Alexander
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2010-07-22
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2010-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-24