EMMCHA PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC427941 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-10
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-10-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As EMMCHA PROPERTIES LIMITED
  17. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    LAUDER, Tanya appointed
    director
  18. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tanya Lauder
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Lauderceased 20/03/2026· board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2012-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Wendyjane
Catherinefield Road
Dumfries
DG1 3PJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LAUDER, Tanya→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-07-10
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30