EPIC TREE CARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC522869 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-30.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,116
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£30k
↓ 105% YoY
Current Assets
£85k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £59.8k | £74.6k |
| Current assets | £84.5k | £42.3k |
| Net assets | £-30.1k | £-14.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-01➕RUSH, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2020-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-01-23➖MACLENNAN, Kenneth William resignedsecretary
- 2016-01-23➖MACLENNAN, Kenneth William resigneddirector
- 2015-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs EPIC TREE CARE LIMITED
- 2015-12-18➕HARVEY-CONEY, Clive Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2015-12-18➕MACLENNAN, Kenneth William appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-18➕MACLENNAN, Kenneth William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Elaine Rush Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2021 |
Mr Clive Christopher John Harvey-Coney Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
Craigenseat Farm
Crossroads
Keith
Banffshire
AB55 6LQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HARVEY-CONEY, Clive Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSH, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLENNAN, Kenneth William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2016-01-23
MACLENNAN, Kenneth William→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2016-01-23
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Recent filings (28 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19