ENCAP EVENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC388999 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£85.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,354
Cash YoY
+224%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£146k
↑ 224% YoY
Net Worth
£85k
↑ 462% YoY
Current Assets
£664k
↑ 188% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£24k£114k£252k£389k£527k£664kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£95.3k£-3.0k
Current assets£664.2k£230.3k
Cash£146.1k£45.1k
Debtors£518.1k£185.2k
Net assets£85.4k£-23.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2022-05-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2022-04-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-26
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-26
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    officers · CH02
  10. 2021-03-10
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    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-04
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-23
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    SCOTT, Alice Louise appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-12-23
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2019-09-27
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  15. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-13
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2010-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ENCAP EVENTS LIMITED
  18. 2010-11-17
    ➕
    SCOTT, Nicholas Roderick appointed
    director
  19. 2010-11-17
    ➕
    ENCAP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Encap Limited Sc382134 is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Encap Limited Sc382134
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ENCAP EVENTS LIMITED
This company · SC388999

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Encap Limited Sc382134
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/11/2016
Mr Nicholas Roderick Scott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/11/2016

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
Incorporated2010-11-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

16 Park Road
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 7PF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, Alice Louise→
secretary · appointed 2019-12-23
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Active
SCOTT, Nicholas Roderick→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-11-17
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ENCAP LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-11-17
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Active

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Recent filings (45 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-26
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2021-07-26