ES TRADING GROUP LP

💤Zombieactive
SL033833 · limited-partnership · incorporated 2019-06-13
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
53/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (39/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.

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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-08-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  2. 2023-08-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  3. 2022-09-30
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  4. 2021-06-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  5. 2020-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
  6. 2020-07-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
  7. 2020-07-09
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    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  8. 2020-06-29
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  9. 2019-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ES TRADING GROUP LP
  10. 2019-06-13
    📄
    registration-of-a-limited-partnership
    incorporation · LP5(S)

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 7 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

2 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-06-26

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Victor Dodon
Individual · Moldovan · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
50–75%50-75% voting18/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Vladimir Sysorovceased 18/06/2020· 75-100% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated2019-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Suite 1 4 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-06-26OVERDUE
Last: 2024-06-12

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
2020-07-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
2020-07-09
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2020-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2020-06-29
registration-of-a-limited-partnership
incorporation · LP5(S)
2019-06-13