EPMH LIMITED

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SC214323 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-03
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: medium (76/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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
60
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 £14,547

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£15.0k£8.2k
Current assets£26.1k£16.5k
Net assets£14.5k£7.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-01-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2012-01-04
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    HEANGORA, Mariam resigned
    director
  17. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    HEANGORA, Mariam appointed
    director
  18. 2007-10-05
    ➖
    BAILWAL, Dinesh resigned
    director
  19. 2006-05-24
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    PATEL, Emran appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-05-24
    ➕
    BAILWAL, Dinesh appointed
    director
  21. 2006-05-23
    ➖
    BAILWAL, Zahida resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-05-23
    ➖
    BAILWAL, Zahida resigned
    director
  23. 2006-02-28
    ➖
    HANSLOD, Talkeen resigned
    director
  24. 2006-02-24
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    PATEL, Emran appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    BAILWAL, Zahida appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-08
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-10-08
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    BAILWAL, Zahida appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    HANSLOD, Talkeen appointed
    director
  29. 2001-10-08
    ➖
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EPMH LIMITED
  31. 2001-01-03
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-01-03
    ➕
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Emran Patel
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

19 Forest Park Road
Dundee
DD1 5NZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

PATEL, Emran→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-24
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Active
PATEL, Emran→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILWAL, Zahida→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2006-05-23
Resigned
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2001-10-08
Resigned
BAILWAL, Dinesh→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-05-24 · resigned 2007-10-05
Resigned
BAILWAL, Zahida→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2006-05-23
Resigned
HANSLOD, Talkeen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned
HEANGORA, Mariam→
director · ~42y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2012-01-04
Resigned
DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2001-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09