E.M. MONTGOMERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02270526 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-23
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01130SIC 01130
  • 01190SIC 01190
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-08-05
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    address · AD03
  10. 2024-08-05
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  11. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-04
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-21
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    MONTGOMERY, Mary Pamela resigned
    director
  18. 2019-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2013-08-01
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    NIPPE, Olivia Margaret, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-29
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    NIPPE, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2006-09-30
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    MONTGOMERY, Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2004-01-01
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    MONTGOMERY, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-01-01
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    MONTGOMERY, John Richard resigned
    secretary
  24. 1988-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As E.M. MONTGOMERY LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MONTGOMERY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Emma Mary Montgomery
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Ramparts Cottage
Knightrider Street
Sandwich
CT13 9ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

MONTGOMERY, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-01
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Active
MONTGOMERY, Emma Mary→
director · ~62y
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Active
MONTGOMERY, Michael→
director · ~37y · appointed 2006-09-30
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Active
NIPPE, Olivia Margaret, Dr→
director · ~33y · appointed 2013-08-01
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Active
MONTGOMERY, John Richard→
secretary · resigned 2004-01-01
Resigned
MONTGOMERY, Mary Pamela→
director · ~100y · resigned 2019-06-21
Resigned
NIPPE, Robert Michael→
director · ~69y · resigned 2008-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-08-05
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11