EC MANUFACTURING GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
13206001 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-17
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: high (81/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-02-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-12-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-12-20
    CARDY, Emily Kella appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-20
    JOHN, Ceri Richard resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-12-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-12-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EC MANUFACTURING GROUP LTD
  17. 2021-02-17
    JOHN, Ceri Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2021-02-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed 3 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-13: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-01-02: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Emily Kella Cardy
Individual · British · DOB 02/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ceri Johnceased 20/12/2024· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

The Butchers The Beeches
Long Eaton
Nottingham
NG10 1LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CARDY, Emily Kella
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-12-20
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Active
JOHN, Ceri Richard
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-02-17 · resigned 2024-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29