C. EDWARDS AND SON (AMUSEMENTS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01267743 · ltd · incorporated 1976-07-08

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

£39.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £39,141

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,784 YoY

Cash YoY

-23%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£23k

↓ 23% YoY

Net Worth

£39k

↓ 4.4% YoY

Current Assets

£27k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£47.7k	£46.7k
Current assets	£27.5k	£34.5k
Cash	£22.6k	£29.4k
Debtors	£4.9k	£5.1k
Net assets	£39.1k	£40.9k

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

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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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-07-13
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2023-04-18
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2022-03-31
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2021-02-26
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2020-03-25
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2019-02-21
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2018-06-04
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2018-06-04
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2018-04-10
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2017-04-25
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2015-06-09
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2008-08-01
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EDWARDS, Eileen Doris resigned
secretary
2008-07-07
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EDWARDS, Eileen Doris resigned
director
2008-05-23
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EDWARDS, Charles resigned
director
2008-05-22
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EDWARDS, John Charles appointed
director
1976-07-08
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Company incorporated
As C. EDWARDS AND SON (AMUSEMENTS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "EDWARDS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Valerie Edwards Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	03/04/2018
Mr John Charles Edwards Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1976-07-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93210 — Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

Registered office

Market House

21 Lenten Street

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 1HG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-14

Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

EDWARDS, John Charles→

director · ~71y · appointed 2008-05-22

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Active

EDWARDS, Eileen Doris→

secretary · resigned 2008-08-01

Resigned

EDWARDS, Charles→

director · ~103y · resigned 2008-05-23

Resigned

EDWARDS, Eileen Doris→

director · ~103y · resigned 2008-07-07

Resigned

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