ECURIE ECOSSE PROMOTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC417017 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-14
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-247.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £247,481
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£247k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£34k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-247.5k | £-246.7k |
| Current assets | £34.5k | £34.4k |
| Net assets | £-247.5k | £-246.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-18➖SMITH, Andrew Robertson resigneddirector
- 2016-04-11➖BRYANT, Oliver James resigneddirector
- 2016-02-10➖TWYMAN, Joe William resigneddirector
- 2012-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ECURIE ECOSSE PROMOTIONS LTD
- 2012-02-14➕MCCAIG, Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail appointeddirector
- 2012-02-14➕BRYANT, Oliver James appointeddirector
- 2012-02-14➕SMITH, Andrew Robertson appointeddirector
- 2012-02-14➕TWYMAN, Joe William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 14 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail Mccaig Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities
Registered office
Glencorse House
Milton Bridge
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0NZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MCCAIG, Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRYANT, Oliver James→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2012-02-14 · resigned 2016-04-11
SMITH, Andrew Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-02-14 · resigned 2016-04-18
TWYMAN, Joe William→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2012-02-14 · resigned 2016-02-10
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13