ETHOS FACILITIES (SCOTLAND) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC551503 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-30
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-23➕BRYCELAND, Scott appointeddirector
- 2025-12-23➖BRYCELAND, Scott resigneddirector
- 2025-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ETHOS FACILITIES (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2016-11-30➕BRYCELAND, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2016-11-30➕BRYCELAND, Scott appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Bryceland Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/12/2025 |
Mr Patrick Bryceland Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Scott Brycelandceased 23/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
10 Empress Court St Andrews Street
Greenock
PA15 4RW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRYCELAND, Patrick→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-30
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BRYCELAND, Scott→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-12-23
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BRYCELAND, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2025-12-23
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Recent filings (29 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-01