THE ECKFORD PARTNERSHIP LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC452211 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
32 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,680

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£713
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£13k-£10k-£7k-£4k-£953£2kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-10.1k£-8.8k
Current assets£713£2.0k
Net assets£-12.7k£-12.3k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-06-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As THE ECKFORD PARTNERSHIP LTD
  18. 2013-06-13
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    ECKFORD, Sarah appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-13
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    ECKFORD, Thomas Ormiston appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-13
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ECKFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
Sarah Eckford
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Thomas Ormiston Eckford
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Arran House 15d Skye Road
Shawfarm Industrial Estate
Prestwick
KA9 2TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ECKFORD, Sarah→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ECKFORD, Thomas Ormiston→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-06-13 · resigned 2013-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-27