EVERMAY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06176491 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | £1.0k |
| Current assets | £1.0k | £1.0k |
| Debtors | £1.0k | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £1.0k | £1.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-21➕SMILLIE, Tinotenda Lynette Danielle appointeddirector
- 2020-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-01➖SMILLIE, Lenox resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs EVERMAY LIMITED
- 2007-03-21➕SMILLIE, Effie Mapiye appointeddirector
- 2007-03-21➕SMILLIE, Lenox appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Effie Mapiye Smillie Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
179 - 181 Streatham Road
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 2AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SMILLIE, Effie Mapiye→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMILLIE, Tinotenda Lynette Danielle→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2020-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMILLIE, Lenox→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2010-04-01
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28