PECHEURS ECOSSE LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-52.9k | £65.5k |
| Current assets | £28.9k | £248.4k |
| Cash | £10.6k | £9.5k |
| Debtors | £5.9k | £6.4k |
| Net assets | £-52.9k | £62.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
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- 2019-05-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs PECHEURS ECOSSE LIMITED
- 2017-11-17➕HARDS, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2017-11-17➕JACK, George Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-11-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R S Fishing Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/11/2017 |
Craigton Investments Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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