EMZIO UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
13609555 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,451
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
-£7k£2k£11k£20k£29k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£39.8k
Current assets£37.6k
Net assets£-7.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-06-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2023-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As EMZIO UK LTD
  18. 2021-09-08
    OKUWA, Dan Kalu appointed
    director
  19. 2021-09-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
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
Mr Dan Kalu Okuwa
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares08/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Emzio Recycling
Hatton Street
Bilston
West Midlands
WV14 0TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OKUWA, Dan Kalu
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-08
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28