ECEF (INVESTOR) LP

💤Zombieactive

SL021777 · limited-partnership · incorporated 2015-08-10

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (41/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

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confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
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persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
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persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
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persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
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incorporation · LP6
2018-08-02
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incorporation · LP6
2015-12-01
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incorporation · LP6
2015-09-08
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incorporation · LP6
2015-08-10
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Company incorporated
As ECEF (INVESTOR) LP
2015-08-10
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incorporation · LP5

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·

No active directors on record

high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Mark Kyte Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66	—	25–50%	25-50% voting · trust interest	28/08/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Charles Miller Smithceased 28/08/2020· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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EIG EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE CARRY PLAN (FIDRA), L.P.→ SL037034 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
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EIG METIF I INVESTMENTS, L.P.→ SL036699 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
EIG MIDOCEAN SLP, L.P.→ SL036703 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typelimited-partnership

Incorporated2015-08-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC—

Registered office

The City Partnership (Uk) Limited

110 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4LH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09