{"name":"EMF CONTRACTING LIMITED","company_number":"08221344","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2012-09-19","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"13 The Avenue West Ealing, London, United Kingdom, W13 8JR","postcode":"W13 8JR","sic_codes":[{"code":43210,"description":"Electrical installation"},{"code":43220,"description":"Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation"},{"code":43290,"description":"Other construction installation"},{"code":43320,"description":"Joinery installation"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 October","last_made_up_to":"2025-10-31","next_due":"2027-07-31"},"employees":null,"financials":[{"financial_date":"2023-10-31","net_assets":1470744,"cash":743246},{"financial_date":"2022-10-31","net_assets":1252185,"cash":684426},{"financial_date":"2021-10-31","net_assets":1470113,"cash":1081589},{"financial_date":"2020-10-31","net_assets":2229287,"cash":1952379},{"financial_date":"2019-10-31","cash":1699115}],"officers":{"current":1,"resigned":1,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"EMF Contracting presents a paradox: a structurally profitable, well-capitalised multi-trade subcontractor whose balance sheet reveals an increasingly concerning cash conversion profile. The 93% decline in cash reserves alongside a 144% surge in long-term debtors signals potential friction in the payment chain — a familiar but dangerous pattern in UK construction. While net assets have grown to £2.3M and the company retains a genuine multi-trade competitive advantage, the near-absence of cash (£48,888) against £1.3M of current liabilities leaves minimal buffer against further payment delays or contract disputes. The sector's endemic late payment culture, combined with a softening London development pipeline, suggests EMF must priorititate working capital management and debtor collection to preserve its otherwise solid market position.","website":"https://emfcontracting.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/emf-contracting","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/emf-contracting/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/emf-contracting/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08221344","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/emf-contracting/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/emf-contracting/control","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/emf-contracting/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/emf-contracting"}