E H M ENTERPRISES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC340037 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (79/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees01000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-11-30
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    EASTON, Derek Alexander resigned
    director
  17. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    HANCE, James Reuben resigned
    director
  18. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    MORRIS, Graham resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    HANCE, Marie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-09-20
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    NEWTON, John, Lord appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As E H M ENTERPRISES LTD
  22. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    HANCE, Marie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    EASTON, Derek Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    HANCE, James Reuben appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    MORRIS, Graham appointed
    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

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Lord John Newton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

6 Baxter's Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

NEWTON, John, Lord→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANCE, Marie→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
EASTON, Derek Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
HANCE, James Reuben→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
MORRIS, Graham→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09