ECOSSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC405162 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£33.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,549

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£34k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£99k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£99kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£37.8k£37.5k
Current assets£98.5k£95.0k
Net assets£33.5k£27.5k

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
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-07-24
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  3. 2023-08-31
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2022-05-18
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  6. 2022-05-18
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  7. 2021-08-26
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  8. 2020-08-07
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  9. 2019-05-31
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  10. 2018-05-31
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  11. 2018-05-31
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  12. 2017-05-31
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  13. 2017-05-18
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  14. 2017-05-18
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  15. 2017-05-18
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  16. 2017-05-18
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  17. 2017-03-29
    MOLE, Colyn Robert James resigned
    director
  18. 2011-09-09
    MOLE, Colyn Robert James appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ECOSSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD.
  20. 2011-08-11
    MOLE, Barry appointed
    director
  21. 2011-08-11
    MOLE, Zela appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-11
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2011-08-11
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Zela Mole
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/05/2021
Barry Mole
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Faodail
Roseisle
Elgin
IV30 8XN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MOLE, Barry
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-08-11
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Active
MOLE, Zela
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-08-11
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-08-11 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
MOLE, Colyn Robert James
director · ~31y · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2017-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-31