EMERGENCY ONE GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC631186 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-05
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2024-10-15
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  5. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-08-30
    SMITH, Chester resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-04
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2022-05-04
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2021-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-10-31
    MCBETH, Martin Gerrard resigned
    director
  14. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2020-09-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  19. 2020-09-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-09-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  22. 2020-08-18
    MORRAN, Francis Stephen Reid resigned
    director
  23. 2019-06-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Michael Madsen (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (as that Term is Defined in the Instrument))
  24. 2019-06-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2019-06-06
    BELL, Alistair appointed
    director
  26. 2019-06-06
    BELL, John appointed
    director
  27. 2019-06-06
    BELL, Steven appointed
    director
  28. 2019-06-06
    DAWSON, Lee appointed
    director
  29. 2019-06-06
    FERGUSON, Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2019-06-06
    GIRVAN, Brian appointed
    director
  31. 2019-06-06
    MADSEN, Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2019-06-06
    GALBRAITH, Eric Roger resigned
    director
  33. 2019-06-06
    MCBETH, Martin Gerrard appointed
    director
  34. 2019-06-06
    MORRAN, Francis Stephen Reid appointed
    director
  35. 2019-06-06
    SMITH, Chester appointed
    director
  36. 2019-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EMERGENCY ONE GROUP LIMITED
  37. 2019-05-22
    GALBRAITH, Eric Roger appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3a Caponacre Industrial Estate
Cumnock
Ayrshire
KA18 1SH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (7 active · 4 resigned)

BELL, Alistair
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
BELL, John
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
BELL, Steven
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
DAWSON, Lee
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
FERGUSON, Alexander
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
GIRVAN, Brian
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
MADSEN, Michael
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
GALBRAITH, Eric Roger
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-05-22 · resigned 2019-06-06
Resigned
MCBETH, Martin Gerrard
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-06 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned
MORRAN, Francis Stephen Reid
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-06-06 · resigned 2020-08-18
Resigned
SMITH, Chester
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-06-06 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Michael Madsen (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (as that Term is Defined in the Instrument))
A registered charge14/06/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/06/2019
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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-12-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-05-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-20