EMS MUNICIPAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07776166 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-16

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 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: SIC 38210

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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

Metric	2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

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filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

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ERSKINE, William Robertson Cunningham resigned
director
2011-09-16
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Company incorporated
As EMS MUNICIPAL LIMITED
2011-09-16
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ERSKINE, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2011-09-16
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EVETT, Alan John appointed
director
2011-09-16
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GOUGH, Amelia Anne appointed
director
2011-09-16
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GOUGH, Andrew Terah appointed
director
2011-09-16
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ERSKINE, William Robertson Cunningham appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

Ems Waves Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ems Waves Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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EMS MUNICIPAL LIMITED

This company · 07776166

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ems Waves Limited Corporate entity	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-09-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

Unit H Great Fenton Business Park Grove Road

Fenton

Stoke-Ontrent

Staffs

ST4 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ERSKINE, Susan Elizabeth→

director · ~70y · appointed 2011-09-16

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Active

EVETT, Alan John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2011-09-16

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Active

GOUGH, Amelia Anne→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-09-16

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Active

GOUGH, Andrew Terah→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-09-16

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Active

ERSKINE, William Robertson Cunningham→

director · ~85y · appointed 2011-09-16 · resigned 2012-03-13

Resigned

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