ENSCO 1502 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC520879 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-23
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-07-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2016-06-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2016-05-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  17. 2016-03-03
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    LOWE, William appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-03
    ➖
    ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2016-03-03
    ➖
    WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander resigned
    director
  20. 2016-03-03
    ➖
    HBJG LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2015-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ENSCO 1502 LIMITED
  22. 2015-11-23
    ➕
    ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2015-11-23
    ➕
    WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2015-11-23
    ➕
    HBJG LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Lowe
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

1 Alvanley Terrace
Edinburgh
EH9 1DU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LOWE, William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned
WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned
HBJG LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property27/05/2016—
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-08