ECHO INITIATIVES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC436134 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£15
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £15
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£318
~ YoY
Net Worth
£15
~ YoY
Current Assets
£318
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15 | £15 |
| Current assets | £318 | £318 |
| Cash | £318 | £318 |
| Net assets | £15 | £15 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2017-08-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ECHO INITIATIVES LIMITED
- 2012-11-05➕MILNE, Elaine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Elaine Milne Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Castlecroft Business Centre
Tom Johnston Road
Dundee
Angus
DD4 8XD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MILNE, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-11-05
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Recent filings (31 total)
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2025-11-28
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2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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2022-11-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-23