ECI 12 FP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC722342 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-31➖SHUTTLEWORTH, Philip resigneddirector
- 2025-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-13➕GRIFFITH, Christopher Neal appointeddirector
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2022-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ECI 12 FP LIMITED
- 2022-02-07➕ECI PARTNERS LLP appointedcorporate-director
- 2022-02-07➕SHUTTLEWORTH, Philip appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Eci Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Eci Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ECI 12 FP LIMITED
This company · SC722342
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eci Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GRIFFITH, Christopher Neal→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ECI PARTNERS LLP→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2022-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHUTTLEWORTH, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-02-07 · resigned 2026-01-31
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-07