STERLING ECOTECH LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-25.3k | £-2.2k |
| Current assets | £35.4k | £9.3k |
| Cash | £9.0k | £4.1k |
| Debtors | £1.2k | — |
| Net assets | £-25.3k | £-2.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-20➖DUNN, Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs STERLING ECOTECH LTD
- 2018-03-19➕DUNN, Philippa Rose Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-03-19➕DUNN, Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2018-03-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Philippa Rose Elizabeth Dunn Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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