EMMERSON KITNEY ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07904254 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-10

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 Jan 2023

Net worth

£15.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

78200Temporary employment agency activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £15,799

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£16k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£16k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2023-01-31	2022-01-31
Total assets	£15.8k	£15.7k
Current assets	£15.8k	£15.8k
Net assets	£15.8k	£15.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-04-16
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-01-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-27
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2020-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-11-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-28
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ALLISON, Jeremy Neil resigned
director
2020-10-28
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BRAMALL, Stephen Thomas resigned
director
2020-10-28
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DUFFIELD, Peter David resigned
director
2020-10-28
➖
LAMB, Ian Robert resigned
director
2020-10-28
➖
OVERFIELD, Martin resigned
director
2020-10-28
➖
SHARPLEY, James Mark resigned
director
2020-10-28
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SHIPLEY, Nicola resigned
director
2012-01-26
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KITNEY, David Richard appointed
director
2012-01-26
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ALLISON, Jeremy Neil appointed
director
2012-01-26
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BRAMALL, Stephen Thomas appointed
director
2012-01-26
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DUFFIELD, Peter David appointed
director
2012-01-26
➖
KAHAN, Barbara resigned
director
2012-01-26
➕
LAMB, Ian Robert appointed
director
2012-01-26
➕
OVERFIELD, Martin appointed
director
2012-01-26
➕
SHARPLEY, James Mark appointed
director
2012-01-26
➕
SHIPLEY, Nicola appointed
director
2012-01-10
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Company incorporated
As EMMERSON KITNEY ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE LIMITED
2012-01-10
➕
KAHAN, Barbara appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KITNEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

Emmerson Kitney Accountancy & Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Emmerson Kitney Accountancy & Finance Limited

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

ultimate parent

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EMMERSON KITNEY ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE LIMITED

This company · 07904254

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
Emmerson Kitney Accountancy & Finance Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/10/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Luke Damien Taylorceased 28/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
Mr Stephen Thomas Bramallceased 28/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest

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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-01-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

The Old Foundry

Cowgate

Welton

HU15 1NB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-18

Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

KITNEY, David Richard→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-01-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLISON, Jeremy Neil→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-10-28

Resigned

BRAMALL, Stephen Thomas→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-10-28

Resigned

DUFFIELD, Peter David→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-10-28

Resigned

KAHAN, Barbara→

director · ~95y · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2012-01-26

Resigned

LAMB, Ian Robert→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-10-28

Resigned

OVERFIELD, Martin→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-10-28

Resigned

SHARPLEY, James Mark→

director · ~71y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-10-28

Resigned

SHIPLEY, Nicola→

director · ~47y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-10-28

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-25

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2025-11-25

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2024-04-16

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-29

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2021-09-29

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-02-27