EDWARD F. SALTMARSH (PRODUCE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01324683 · ltd · incorporated 1977-08-09
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
107 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees—400

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

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3 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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2025-01-26
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  5. 2025-01-26
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  6. 2024-11-29
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  7. 2023-11-13
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  8. 2022-12-09
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  9. 2022-12-08
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  10. 2021-11-16
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  11. 2020-09-15
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  12. 2019-12-05
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  13. 2018-12-24
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  14. 2018-04-03
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  15. 2018-04-03
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  16. 2018-03-27
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    FOSTER, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-27
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    SALTMARSH, Jennifer Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2018-01-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 1999-05-19
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    SALTMARSH, Jessamy Scott appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-05-19
    ➖
    SALTMARSH, David Edward resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-05-08
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    SALTMARSH, Edward Fisher resigned
    director
  22. 1992-03-20
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    SALTMARSH, David Edward appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-03-20
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    SALTMARSH, Frances Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 1977-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As EDWARD F. SALTMARSH (PRODUCE) LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SALTMARSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 David Edward Saltmarsh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1941 · age 85
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/01/2017

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
Incorporated1977-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Parsons Spinney
Front Street Ousden
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 8TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

SALTMARSH, Jessamy Scott→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-19
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Active
FOSTER, Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
SALTMARSH, David Edward→
director · ~85y
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Active
SALTMARSH, Jennifer Anne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
SALTMARSH, Jessamy Scott→
director · ~79y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALTMARSH, David Edward→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-20 · resigned 1999-05-19
Resigned
SALTMARSH, Frances Mary→
secretary · resigned 1992-03-20
Resigned
SALTMARSH, Edward Fisher→
director · ~113y · resigned 1999-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16