EPITOME CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC727201 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-22
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
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-09-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-05-07
    HOWIE, Fiona resigned
    director
  11. 2022-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-05-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-04-25
    MCCONACHIE, Stephen appointed
    director
  16. 2022-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-04-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EPITOME CAPITAL LTD
  20. 2022-03-22
    HOWIE, Fiona appointed
    director
  21. 2022-03-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Mcconachie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
sig. influencesignificant influence25/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Fiona Howieceased 07/05/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2022-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCCONACHIE, Stephen
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-04-25
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Active
HOWIE, Fiona
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-03-22 · resigned 2022-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-07