EMG (IM) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03977502 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-01-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-05-12
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    ROBINS, David Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    KALAN, Upendra resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    ROBINS, David Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2006-04-17
    ➖
    HILLEARD, John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-04-17
    ➕
    KALAN, Upendra appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-11-23
    ➖
    BACH, Roger Andrew resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-11-23
    ➕
    HILLEARD, John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-09-21
    ➕
    BACH, Roger Andrew appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-09-21
    ➖
    GOVINDIA, Shailesh resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-02-07
    ➕
    GOVINDIA, Shailesh appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-02-07
    ➖
    REED, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-09-28
    ➖
    GOVINDIA, Kirti resigned
    secretary
  31. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    REED, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  32. 2000-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As EMG (IM) LIMITED
  33. 2000-04-20
    ➕
    GOVINDIA, Shailesh appointed
    director
  34. 2000-04-20
    ➕
    GOVINDIA, Kirti appointed
    secretary
  35. 2000-04-20
    ➕
    ROCQUE, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  36. 2000-04-20
    ➖
    ROCQUE, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  37. 2000-04-20
    ➕
    THAKKER, Rakesh Kantilal appointed
    director
  38. 2000-04-20
    ➖
    THAKKER, Rakesh Kantilal resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kirti Govindia
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Forburg Ltdceased 07/11/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2000-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

Belfry House
Bell Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

GOVINDIA, Shailesh→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACH, Roger Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-21 · resigned 2005-11-23
Resigned
GOVINDIA, Kirti→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-20 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
GOVINDIA, Shailesh→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2004-09-21
Resigned
HILLEARD, John→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-23 · resigned 2006-04-17
Resigned
KALAN, Upendra→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-17 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
REED, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2003-02-07
Resigned
ROCQUE, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-20 · resigned 2000-04-20
Resigned
ROBINS, David Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2010-05-12
Resigned
THAKKER, Rakesh Kantilal→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-04-20 · resigned 2000-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-28