ECURIE ECOSSE (SCOTLAND) LTD.

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SC177870 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-11
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees1100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-01-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-01-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-01-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-01-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-30
    ➕
    BAPTIE, Alexander Murray Ross appointed
    director
  19. 2020-01-30
    ➖
    MCLAUCHLAN, Carolyn Cecil resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-01-30
    ➖
    MCLAUCHLAN, Carolyn Cecil resigned
    director
  21. 2020-01-30
    ➖
    MCLAUCHLAN, Thomas Neil resigned
    director
  22. 2019-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 1999-01-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 1997-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ECURIE ECOSSE (SCOTLAND) LTD.
  25. 1997-08-11
    ➕
    MCLAUCHLAN, Carolyn Cecil appointed
    secretary
  26. 1997-08-11
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-08-11
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1997-08-11
    ➕
    MCLAUCHLAN, Carolyn Cecil appointed
    director
  29. 1997-08-11
    ➕
    MCLAUCHLAN, Thomas Neil appointed
    director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Murray Ross Baptie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Neil Mclauchlanceased 30/01/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1997-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC29100 — SIC 29100

Registered office

Murrayacre
St Madoes
Glencarse
PH2 7NJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BAPTIE, Alexander Murray Ross→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-30
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Active
MCLAUCHLAN, Carolyn Cecil→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-11 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-11 · resigned 1997-08-11
Resigned
MCLAUCHLAN, Carolyn Cecil→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-08-11 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned
MCLAUCHLAN, Thomas Neil→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-08-11 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property19/01/1999—
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Recent filings (77 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-12