EMMAUS SHEFFIELD

🌳Matureactive

03978765 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-04-20

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

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

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
86900Other human health activities
96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

40 officers (9 active, 40 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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2025-04-08
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2025-03-25
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MORTON, Niall appointed
director
2025-02-28
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officers · TM01
2025-02-26
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MURPHY, Mary Winifred, Dr resigned
director
2025-01-22
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2024-10-18
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2024-10-02
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MORGAN, Joseph Anthony Michael appointed
director
2024-03-21
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officers · TM01
2024-03-20
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GILES, Joan Maureen resigned
director
2024-03-13
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officers · AP01
2024-02-21
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MURPHY, Mary Winifred, Dr appointed
director
2024-01-17
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accounts · AA
2024-01-03
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officers · TM01
2023-12-27
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HARVEY, Bernard George resigned
director
2023-11-22
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officers · TM01
2023-11-15
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KERR, Laura Joy resigned
director
2023-04-03
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2023-03-31
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PARKER, Roger Harvey, Mr. resigned
director
2023-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-03-10
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2023-03-09
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KEETON, Jane appointed
director
2023-01-16
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officers · CH01
2023-01-16
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2023-01-16
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2023-01-16
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2022-12-15
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2022-12-15
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2022-12-14
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2022-11-23
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BROWN, Thomas David Geoffrey appointed
director
2022-11-23
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STONE, Ted resigned
director
2022-10-19
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SHEPHERD, Andrew David William appointed
director
2022-10-12
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2022-09-30
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GOODE, Christopher Leslie resigned
director
2022-05-10
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MULLER, Helena resigned
director
2022-05-07
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ALLEN, Peter Richard, Rev Capt resigned
director
2021-09-30
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DAVIES, Martin Neil resigned
director
2021-07-21
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MORGAN, Lyndon Alun appointed
secretary
2021-05-25
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BOSTOCK, Lee resigned
secretary
2021-02-23
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ALLEN, Peter Richard, Rev Capt appointed
director
2021-01-26
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MORGAN, Lyndon Alun appointed
director
2021-01-26
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STONE, Ted appointed
director
2020-09-23
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WOODMANCY, Paul resigned
director
2019-05-01
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BOSTOCK, Lee appointed
secretary
2019-04-30
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HALL, Stephen resigned
secretary
2019-04-30
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HALL, Stephen resigned
director
2015-11-10
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MELLOR, Patricia Mary resigned
director
2015-08-25
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GILES, Joan Maureen resigned
secretary
2015-08-25
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HALL, Stephen appointed
secretary
2015-04-28
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THOMAS, David William appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2000-04-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Unit 5

Sipelia Works

Cadman Street

Sheffield

S4 7ZG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last: 2026-04-20