IANE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04920080 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-02
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45400SIC 45400
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,926

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£33k-£21k-£10k£2k£13k£24kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-4.9k£-32.5k
Current assets£22.7k£24.2k
Cash£100—
Debtors£22.6k—
Net assets£-4.9k£-32.5k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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  5. 2025-06-13
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  6. 2024-12-23
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  7. 2024-01-10
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2024-01-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2022-12-30
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  11. 2021-12-24
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  12. 2021-03-01
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  13. 2020-03-31
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  14. 2020-03-27
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  15. 2020-02-29
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  16. 2020-02-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-08-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Morgan Lloyd Sipp Services Limited as Trustee for the Morgan Lloyd Sipp Services LTD (Mlss) Sipp Re Emberton I
  19. 2010-02-05
    ➖
    BUNCE, Juliette Miranda resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-31
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    BUNCE, Juliette Miranda appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    HARRISON, Victoria Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As IANE LIMITED
  23. 2003-10-02
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    EMBERTON, Ian Frederick appointed
    director
  24. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    HARRISON, Victoria Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-10-02
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-10-02
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-10-02
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Frederick Emberton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated2003-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

219 Stainbeck Lane
Meanwood
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS7 2PS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

EMBERTON, Ian Frederick→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUNCE, Juliette Miranda→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2010-02-05
Resigned
HARRISON, Victoria Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Morgan Lloyd Sipp Services as Trustee for the Morgan Lloyd Sipp Services (Mlss) Sipp Re Emberton I
Morgan Lloyd Sipp Services Limited as Trustee for the Morgan Lloyd Sipp Services LTD (Mlss) Sipp Re Emberton I
Debenture1 property03/08/201210/01/2024

Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13