CEMA LIGHTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09575837 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-06
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.74M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,737,518
Net assets shrinking
Down £489,529 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£103k
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-30 | 2024-05-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.93M | £2.42M |
| Current assets | £2.07M | £2.49M |
| Cash | £102.7k | £404.7k |
| Debtors | £1.34M | £1.28M |
| Net assets | £1.74M | £2.23M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27➖VARLEY, Ashley resigneddirector
- 2024-09-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-12-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-09➕MCCLELLAND, Thomas David Stephen appointeddirector
- 2022-12-09➖GOODYEAR, Debbie Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-12-09➖GOODYEAR, Roy Maurice resigneddirector
- 2022-12-09📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2022-12-09📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2022-12-09📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2022-12-09📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2022-12-08📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-12-08📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-12-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-01➕GOODYEAR, Nicholas Roy appointeddirector
- 2019-06-01➕VARLEY, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕GOODYEAR, Debbie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2015-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CEMA LIGHTING LIMITED
- 2015-05-06➕GOODYEAR, Roy Maurice appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cema Lighting Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cema Lighting Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CEMA LIGHTING LIMITED
This company · 09575837
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cema Lighting Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/12/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Debbie Elizabeth Goodyearceased 09/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Roy Maurice Goodyearceased 09/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated2015-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
Unit 6a Gallamore Lane Industrial Estate
Gallamore Lane
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN8 3HA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
GOODYEAR, Nicholas Roy→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCLELLAND, Thomas David Stephen→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOODYEAR, Debbie Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2022-12-09
GOODYEAR, Roy Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-05-06 · resigned 2022-12-09
VARLEY, Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2024-09-27
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
capital-alter-shares-consolidation
capital · SH02
2022-12-09