EPC ENERGY PLUS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC655243 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 70
· Opportunity score: 77 → 69
· Bankability: 75 → 65
· Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Opportunity score: 77 → 69
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
↓Bankability: 75 → 65
·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£936

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £936

Cash draining

Cash down 58% YoY

Cash YoY

-58%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↓ 58% YoY

Net Worth

£936

↑ 190% YoY

Current Assets

£146k

↑ 62% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£4.6k	£323
Current assets	£145.7k	£89.7k
Cash	£5.2k	£12.3k
Debtors	£140.5k	£77.3k
Net assets	£936	£323

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-20
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-20
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-20
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-16
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-02-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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officers · TM01
2024-06-01
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MACKIE, Jamie resigned
director
2023-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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MACKIE, Jamie appointed
director
2021-06-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-01
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MACKIE, Conor appointed
director
2020-10-01
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MACKIE, Lynda appointed
director
2020-02-21
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Company incorporated
As EPC ENERGY PLUS LTD
2020-02-21
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MACKIE, Alan appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lynda Mackie Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	28/06/2021
Mr Alan Mackie Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	21/02/2020

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

Incorporated2020-02-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

21/1 Marchmont Road

Edinburgh

EH9 1HY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-12OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MACKIE, Alan→

director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-21

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Active

MACKIE, Conor→

director · ~29y · appointed 2020-10-01

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Active

MACKIE, Lynda→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-01

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Active

MACKIE, Jamie→

director · ~53y · appointed 2021-06-28 · resigned 2024-06-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-04-20

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-04-20

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-04-20

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-02-27

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-02-23

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2026-02-16

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-02-16

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-02-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-24