E2 SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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SC578573 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,065
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,992 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£8.1k£18.1k
Current assets£8.1k£17.8k
Cash£8.1k£17.8k
Debtors£11£12
Net assets£8.1k£18.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-11
    ➖
    DEMPSTER, Shirley Mary resigned
    director
  6. 2021-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As E2 SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  15. 2017-10-11
    ➕
    DEMPSTER, George Stewart appointed
    director
  16. 2017-10-11
    ➕
    DEMPSTER, Shirley Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 George Stewart Dempster
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

51 Lochore Avenue Lochore Avenue
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 4BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DEMPSTER, George Stewart→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-10-11
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Active
DEMPSTER, Shirley Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-10-11 · resigned 2021-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-14