ECOM URGE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC755446 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-16

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.

Why now

Window closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 70 → 90
· Opportunity score: 62 → 71
· Bankability: 60 → 70
· Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid

Opportunity decay

hardening · 6-months

Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.

· 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Opportunity score: 62 → 71
↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
↑Bankability: 60 → 70
↑Filings: 8 → 10
·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£2.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

10 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,073

Cash YoY

+46%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

↑ 46% YoY

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 107% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 5.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£2.1k	£2.0k
Current assets	£2.1k	£2.0k
Cash	£1.6k	£1.1k
Net assets	£2.1k	£1.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-16
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Company incorporated
As ECOM URGE LTD
2023-01-16
➕
YOUSAF, Muhammad appointed
director
2023-01-16
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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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Muhammad Yousaf Individual · Pakistani · DOB 10/1996 · age 30	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/01/2023

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

Incorporated2023-01-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

50 Vicar Street

Falkirk

FK1 1JB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-29

Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

YOUSAF, Muhammad→

director · ~30y · appointed 2023-01-16

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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-05-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-02

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-28

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

accounts · AA

2025-11-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-15

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

accounts · AA

2024-10-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-02-02

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-01-16