ENSIGN MOTIFS LIMITED

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SC194554 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£42.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,078
Cash YoY
+327%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↑ 327% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Cash£25.1k£5.9k
Net assets£42.1k£25.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-05-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-05-25
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-05-04
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-05-04
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-08-25
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    capital · SH03
  14. 2021-08-12
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-08-11
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  16. 2021-08-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-07-24
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2021-07-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2021-05-01
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    PAGE, Anthony Martin resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-05-01
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    PAGE, Anthony Martin resigned
    director
  21. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-03-31
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    PAGE, Daren Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    FEENEY, Alexandra resigned
    director
  24. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    FEENEY, Christopher James resigned
    director
  25. 2013-02-04
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    PAGE, Aileen resigned
    director
  26. 2008-06-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2008-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2008-01-07
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    FEENEY, Alexandra appointed
    director
  29. 2008-01-07
    ➕
    PAGE, Aileen appointed
    director
  30. 1999-06-15
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Elaine resigned
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-06-15
    ➕
    PAGE, Anthony Martin appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-06-15
    ➕
    FEENEY, Christopher James appointed
    director
  33. 1999-06-15
    ➕
    PAGE, Anthony Martin appointed
    director
  34. 1999-06-15
    ➖
    YOUNG, James Hugh Durham resigned
    nominee-director
  35. 1999-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ENSIGN MOTIFS LIMITED
  36. 1999-03-23
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Elaine appointed
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1999-03-23
    ➕
    YOUNG, James Hugh Durham appointed
    nominee-director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Daren Anthony Page
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anthony Martin Pageceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Christopher James Feeneyceased 31/03/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

227 West George Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 2ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

PAGE, Daren Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Elaine→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 1999-06-15
Resigned
PAGE, Anthony Martin→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2021-05-01
Resigned
FEENEY, Alexandra→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
FEENEY, Christopher James→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
PAGE, Aileen→
director · ~81y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2013-02-04
Resigned
PAGE, Anthony Martin→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2021-05-01
Resigned
YOUNG, James Hugh Durham→
nominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 1999-06-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property10/06/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property03/06/2008—
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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04