1 EFM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09227989 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-22
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£268.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (75/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £268,672

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£269k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-30
Total assets£268.7k
Current assets£18.8k
Net assets£268.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-12-01
    ROWE, Lorna Jean appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-01
    MCGURK, Eamonn Francis resigned
    director
  9. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-09-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2024-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-06-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-06-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 EFM LIMITED
  22. 2014-09-22
    MCGURK, Eamonn Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eamonn Francis Mcgurk
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

7 St Albans Road
7 St. Albans Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 5FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROWE, Lorna Jean
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-01
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Active
MCGURK, Eamonn Francis
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-22 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15