EPIC 7 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC659013 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-08
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 Apr 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2022Apr 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-04-302022-04-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-08-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-08-14
    WILSON, Michael Duthie resigned
    director
  6. 2023-08-05
    MASSIE, Wiliam appointed
    director
  7. 2022-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-03-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-08-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-06-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EPIC 7 LIMITED
  13. 2020-04-08
    WILSON, Michael Duthie appointed
    director
  14. 2020-04-08
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2024-04-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Duthie Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Springfield House
Laurelhill Business Park
Stirling
FK7 9JQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-04-21OVERDUE
Last: 2023-04-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MASSIE, Wiliam
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-08-05
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Active
WILSON, Michael Duthie
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-04-08 · resigned 2023-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-08