ECOSSE ALUMINIUM LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC701019 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £11,285
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 174% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 2777% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£15k-£5k£5k£16k£26k£36kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£37.8k£4.9k
Current assets£36.4k£1.3k
Net assets£11.3k£-15.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-24
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2024-08-13
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2024-07-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-09-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-06-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2023-06-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  14. 2023-05-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2022-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ECOSSE ALUMINIUM LTD
  17. 2021-06-08
    MCLEAN, Alexander Donald appointed
    director
  18. 2021-06-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Donald Mclean
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120

Registered office

Unit 1, Campbell Business Park
22-26, Campbell Street
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA1 4HL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCLEAN, Alexander Donald
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-06-08
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-10-24
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-08-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-30