EWAN FRASER CONTRACTS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC556687 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-06
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
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-09📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2022-01-20📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-01➕FRASER, Ewan appointeddirector
- 2021-04-01➖FRASER, Callum resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs EWAN FRASER CONTRACTS LTD
- 2017-02-06➕FRASER, Callum appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FRASER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
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 |
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Mr Ewan Fraser Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Callum Fraserceased 01/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AMBICO OFFSHORE LIMITED→ SC400323 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| B WHITT LTD→ SC489991 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BLUE BOY SERVICES LIMITED→ SC541705 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CARSE SERVICES LTD→ SC350659 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| DM ELECTRICAL ACCESS SERVICES LTD→ SC509540 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DRAGONFLY YURTS LIMITED→ SC503737 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DTC ENGINEERING LTD→ SC835822 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| E.P. ENGINEERING COMPANY (DUNDEE) LIMITED→ SC063906 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH SASH WINDOWS LTD→ SC627221 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ETHANIEL LTD→ SC663378 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| F SUTHERLAND LIMITED→ SC309444 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
165 Brook Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1DJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
FRASER, Ewan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRASER, Callum→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2017-02-06 · resigned 2021-04-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-09
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2022-02-09