ECE LIVERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
14892299 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-24
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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 (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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,053

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£26kMay 2024May 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.1k
Current assets£26.3k
Net assets£1.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ECE LIVERY LTD
  4. 2023-05-24
    CARMICHAEL, Emma Joanne appointed
    director
  5. 2023-05-24
    📄
    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

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
Ms Emma Joanne Carmichael
Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/05/2023

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.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · NE postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
CARL AUSTIN LTD.
14677634 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
COCO FALCONS LTD
13759589 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
CROSSMAN TIMBER LTD
10672467 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
9y
DIXON DEER MANAGEMENT LTD
16862807 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
DRONE AG LIMITED
09691535 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
EAST RODDAM ESTATE LIMITED
14460948 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
EAST WINGATES HOLDINGS LIMITED
14018737 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
EGGCEL FARMING LIMITED
11262704 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
EGGS-PORT LIMITED
02907898 · est 1994 · no financials extracted
32y
EGS GROUP LTD
15501328 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ELM PHEASANTRIES LIMITED
11311877 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
ELM TREE FARM GARDEN CENTRE LTD
16293534 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

The Birks
Longhorsley
Morpeth
NE65 8RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CARMICHAEL, Emma Joanne
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (5 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-24