EMERALD HOLDCO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12253606 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-10
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 5.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38210SIC 38210
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.4y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
47 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £33,560,082
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £33.56M | £-1.63M |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-10➕MCQUAID, James appointeddirector
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-19➕SHARWOOD, Christopher Neil appointeddirector
- 2025-12-19➖GILL, Paul Ellis resigneddirector
- 2025-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23➖CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan resigneddirector
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-12➕MCKEE, David Joseph, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-05-09➖SHARPE, Anthony Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23➖RAANAN, Itai resigneddirector
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-23📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26➕CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01➕SHARPE, Anthony Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-07-07➖GISSIN, Erez resigneddirector
- 2021-07-07➕RAANAN, Itai appointeddirector
- 2021-01-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2020-06-09➖COOPER, Ross Ashley resigneddirector
- 2020-06-09➕GILL, Paul Ellis appointeddirector
- 2019-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs EMERALD HOLDCO LIMITED
- 2019-10-10➕COOPER, Ross Ashley appointeddirector
- 2019-10-10➕GISSIN, Erez appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan resigned 2025-09-23; GILL, Paul Ellis resigned 2025-12-19
Group structure
Bio Capital Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bio Capital Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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EMERALD HOLDCO LIMITED
This company · 12253606
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bio Capital Finance Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Bio Capital Ltdceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
The Corn Store
Hyde Hall Farm
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 0RU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
MCKEE, David Joseph, Dr→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCQUAID, James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHARWOOD, Christopher Neil→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Ross Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-10-10 · resigned 2020-06-09
CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-01-26 · resigned 2025-09-23
GILL, Paul Ellis→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2025-12-19
GISSIN, Erez→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-10-10 · resigned 2021-07-07
RAANAN, Itai→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-07-07 · resigned 2025-04-23
SHARPE, Anthony Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2025-05-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank as Security Trustee National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 29/01/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-27