EMETRIX CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC375747 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-29
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
£35.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £35,831
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,356 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£36k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.8k | £51.2k |
| Current assets | £35.8k | £51.2k |
| Net assets | £35.8k | £51.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-30➖KABAY, Shauna Mary resigneddirector
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs EMETRIX CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2010-03-29➕KABAY, Shauna appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-29➕KABAY, Salih, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-03-29➕KABAY, Shauna Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
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 Salih Kabay Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ELYSIAN SAFETY 365 LTD→ SC855502 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EMPOWERDEI LIMITED→ SC768856 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EMPOWERWELL LIMITED→ SC868614 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENDODX LIMITED→ SC875856 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENFLOW LTD→ SC854320 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENGILOGIC LTD→ SC581356 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ENGINEERING WORKFLOWS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC777413 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ENIGMA PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC225040 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ENLIGHTENED DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ SC254150 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ENNIS CONSULTING LTD→ SC548387 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ENODATUM LIMITED→ SC299700 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ENSCAPE CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC312413 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
25 Cumlodden Avenue
Edinburgh
EH12 6DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
KABAY, Salih, Dr→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KABAY, Shauna Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2023-09-30
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-12