ETIVE ECOLOGY LIMITED

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SC446898 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£550.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower 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: 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.7y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £550,436
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£225k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£550k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£632k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£126k£253k£379k£506k£632kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£676.9k£402.6k
Current assets£631.9k£608.1k
Cash£224.7k£316.4k
Debtors£327.3k£247.4k
Net assets£550.4k£383.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-07-04
    GREY, Hayley appointed
    secretary
  12. 2023-07-04
    WARRINER, Madeline resigned
    director
  13. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-10-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-10-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  20. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ETIVE ECOLOGY LIMITED
  22. 2013-04-05
    GREY, Russell Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-05
    WARRINER, Madeline 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

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Russell Edward Grey
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/07/2023
Ms Hayley Grey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Madeleine Warrinerceased 04/07/2023· significant influence

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

C/O Kelly Accounting, 42
Comrie Street
Crieff
Perth And Kinross
PH7 4AX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GREY, Hayley
secretary · appointed 2023-07-04
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Active
GREY, Russell Edward
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-05
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Active
WARRINER, Madeline
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-04-05 · resigned 2023-07-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property31/07/2024
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18