EMPLOY MY ABILITY (EMA) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09183380 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£306.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
- 85600Educational support services
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £306,679
Net assets shrinking
Down £117,307 YoY
Cash YoY
+258%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£310k
↑ 258% YoY
Net Worth
£307k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £309.8k | £86.5k |
| Net assets | £306.7k | £424.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-18➖CHURCH, Jacqueline Edith resigneddirector
- 2026-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-16➕DUNHAM, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-18📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-05-18📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-05-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-05-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09➕CHURCH, Jacqueline Edith appointeddirector
- 2017-10-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-07-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs EMPLOY MY ABILITY (EMA) LIMITED
- 2014-08-20➕WHITE, Stephen James appointedsecretary
- 2014-08-20➕WHITE, Stephen James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Charlotte Emma Betty White Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/09/2017 |
Mr Stephen James White Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/09/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew James Hollandceased 27/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- C & S Contracts Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANSTON SCHOOL→ 00226143 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
| DORSET & SOUTH WILTSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING→ 07900649 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| DORSET CRAFT WORKSHOPS CIC→ 15263773 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DORSET OPERA→ 05170704 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| DORSET RURAL MUSIC SCHOOL, LIMITED→ 00751458 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | — | — |
| DORSET TRADE SKILLS (SW) LIMITED→ 11467700 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DORSET TRAINING LIMITED→ 05059938 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ED-HEADS LIMITED→ 14850119 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EDVITA LTD→ 16863928 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EL SISTEMA SHERBORNE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 15858468 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EMERALD ANT C.I.C.→ 09608594 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
The Walled Garden
Moreton
Dorchester
DT2 8RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
WHITE, Stephen James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-08-20
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DUNHAM, James Anthony→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2026-04-16
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WHITE, Stephen James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-08-20
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CHURCH, Jacqueline Edith→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-03-09 · resigned 2026-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/10/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/07/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-12