EMCS (ELECTRONICS & MECHANICAL COMPONENTS SEARCHING) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08984301 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£56.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,076

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
Net Worth
£56k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£140k
↑ 177% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£56k£84k£112k£140kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£59.7k£42.4k
Current assets£140.1k£50.6k
Cash£15.1k—
Debtors£125.0k—
Net assets£56.1k£40.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EMCS (ELECTRONICS & MECHANICAL COMPONENTS SEARCHING) LTD
  17. 2014-04-08
    ➕
    BONELLO, Joseph Gavin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-04-08
    ➕
    RIGO, Giovanni appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-08
    ➕
    RIGO, Massimo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Giovanni Rigo
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Cyder Lodge Orchard Road
Redlynch
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP5 2JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BONELLO, Joseph Gavin→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-08
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Active
RIGO, Giovanni→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-04-08
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Active
RIGO, Massimo→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-08
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-05