ENSIGN MOTIFS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£42.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 17.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.9 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £42,078
Cash YoY
+327%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↑ 327% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-25📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-08-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-24📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-01➖PAGE, Anthony Martin resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-01➖PAGE, Anthony Martin resigneddirector
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31➕PAGE, Daren Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖FEENEY, Alexandra resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31➖FEENEY, Christopher James resigneddirector
- 2013-02-04➖PAGE, Aileen resigneddirector
- 2008-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-06-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-01-07➕FEENEY, Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2008-01-07➕PAGE, Aileen appointeddirector
- 1999-06-15➖MITCHELL, Elaine resignednominee-secretary
- 1999-06-15➕PAGE, Anthony Martin appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-15➕FEENEY, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 1999-06-15➕PAGE, Anthony Martin appointeddirector
- 1999-06-15➖YOUNG, James Hugh Durham resignednominee-director
- 1999-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ENSIGN MOTIFS LIMITED
- 1999-03-23➕MITCHELL, Elaine appointednominee-secretary
- 1999-03-23➕YOUNG, James Hugh Durham appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daren Anthony Page Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →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→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELL, Elaine→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 1999-06-15
PAGE, Anthony Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2021-05-01
FEENEY, Alexandra→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2021-03-31
FEENEY, Christopher James→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2021-03-31
PAGE, Aileen→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2013-02-04
PAGE, Anthony Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2021-05-01
YOUNG, James Hugh Durham→
Resignednominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 1999-06-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/06/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 03/06/2008 | — |
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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