EAA CONTRACTS LTD

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SC528332 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-01
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
£18.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,476
Net assets shrinking
Down £46,424 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£457
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£888
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£18.5k£64.9k
Current assets£888£60.5k
Cash£457£60.1k
Debtors£431£431
Net assets£18.5k£64.9k

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
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EAA CONTRACTS LTD
  16. 2016-03-01
    MACDONALD, Iain Duncan appointed
    director
  17. 2016-03-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Iain Duncan Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% 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
Incorporated2016-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

2/1 25 Camphill Avenue
Glasgow
G41 3AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACDONALD, Iain Duncan
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04