ECO SASH AND CASE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC608678 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£474.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43341Painting
  • 43342Glazing
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.8y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £474,427
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£166k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£474k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£203k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£95k£190k£285k£380k£474kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£474.4k£368.4k
Current assets£203.5k£252.8k
Cash£165.6k£201.8k
Net assets£474.4k£269.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-07-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  8. 2022-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-01-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-11-23
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    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ECO SASH AND CASE LTD
  17. 2018-09-20
    DAVIDSON, Jordan appointed
    director
  18. 2018-09-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Davidson Capital Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Davidson Capital Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ECO SASH AND CASE LTD
This company · SC608678

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Davidson Capital Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jordan Davidsonceased 30/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

2-4 Salamander Place
Edinburgh
EH6 7JB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Jordan
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-09-20
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/07/2022
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Recent filings (23 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-09