LIMETREE (ECOSSE) HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC739366 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-26
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£30
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
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 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
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 £30

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£30
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£100.0k£100.0k
Current assets£100.0k£100.0k
Net assets£30£30

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LIMETREE (ECOSSE) HOLDINGS LIMITED
  7. 2022-07-26
    MARWICK, Fraser George appointed
    director
  8. 2022-07-26
    📄
    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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fraser George Marwick
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

La Belle Esperance
Water Of Leith
Edinurgh
EH6 6QW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARWICK, Fraser George
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-07-26
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-26