EMILY JAMES BESPOKE CABINETRY LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £117.7k | — |
| Current assets | £118.7k | — |
| Cash | £46.6k | — |
| Debtors | £64.7k | — |
| Net assets | £112.9k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-08-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs EMILY JAMES BESPOKE CABINETRY LTD
- 2020-04-20➕DEMPSTER, Ross Morrison appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Charlotte James Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlotte James Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alastair Cox Dempsterceased 13/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Kathryn Morrison Dempsterceased 13/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Ross Morrison Dempsterceased 06/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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