E.M.H. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05320203 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Net assets shrinking
Down £861,271 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£172k£345k£517k£689k£861kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100£861.4k
Cash—£162
Net assets£100£861.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-04-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-03-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-10-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-10-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  13. 2021-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2014-05-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2010-12-23
    ➖
    BELGRAVIA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-02-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ge Heller Limited
  22. 2006-01-01
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2005-09-21
    ➕
    WATSON, John Harry appointed
    director
  24. 2005-09-21
    ➕
    BELGRAVIA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2005-09-21
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-09-21
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-12-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As E.M.H. LIMITED
  28. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

C P Holdings (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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C P Holdings (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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E.M.H. LIMITED
This company · 05320203

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
C P Holdings (Uk) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

213 London Road
Hadleigh
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 2RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MONAGHAN, Christopher→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, John Harry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELGRAVIA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-21 · resigned 2010-12-23
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2005-09-21
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2005-09-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—27/10/2021—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/05/2014—
satisfied
Ge Heller
Ge Heller Limited
Composite all assets guarantee and debenture1 property08/02/200608/10/2014
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Recent filings (77 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-26