ECO GEN PURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC624808 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-19
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
£-24.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,202

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£24k-£19k-£15k-£10k-£5k£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-24.2k£-22.6k
Current assets£2
Net assets£-24.2k£-22.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-25
    MCDEVITT, Patrick resigned
    director
  6. 2022-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-05-26
    MCDEVITT, Patrick resigned
    director
  8. 2022-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ECO GEN PURE LIMITED
  15. 2019-03-19
    MCDEVITT, Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-19
    MCDEVITT, Patrick appointed
    director
  17. 2019-03-19
    MCDEVITT, Patrick appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Mcdevitt
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
5075%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest19/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 5a Fountain Way
Blackparks Industrial Estate
Stranraer
DG9 7UD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCDEVITT, Paul
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-03-19
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Active
MCDEVITT, Patrick
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-03-19 · resigned 2022-05-26
Resigned
MCDEVITT, Patrick
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-03-19 · resigned 2022-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15