ESMONT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC448081 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-19
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
£366.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £366,333
Cash YoY
+125%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£688k
↑ 125% YoY
Net Worth
£366k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£4.1m
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£830k£1.7m£2.5m£3.3m£4.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.85M£4.46M
Current assets£4.15M£4.01M
Cash£688.5k£306.0k
Debtors£3.46M£3.71M
Net assets£366.3k£299.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-01
    ➕
    CHEREK, Alina Barbara appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-01
    ➖
    BERTELLI, Carlo resigned
    director
  5. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-06-01
    ➕
    BERTELLI, Carlo appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    MORRISON, Kenneth resigned
    director
  12. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-07-21
    ➕
    MORRISON, Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 2017-07-21
    ➖
    WIGHT, Joanne resigned
    director
  24. 2013-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ESMONT LTD
  25. 2013-04-19
    ➕
    WIGHT, Joanne 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carlo Bertelli
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence29/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Entropia Stiftungceased 29/03/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

9a Tinto Place
Edinburgh
EH6 5GD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CHEREK, Alina Barbara→
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERTELLI, Carlo→
director · ~79y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned
MORRISON, Kenneth→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-07-21 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
WIGHT, Joanne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-04-19 · resigned 2017-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-04