EDISON FORD & COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04063378 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-01

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£413.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £413,359

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£413k

↑ 7.2% YoY

Current Assets

£389k

↑ 5.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£413.4k	£385.8k
Current assets	£389.2k	£368.7k
Net assets	£413.4k	£385.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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2025-06-17
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2024-06-05
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accounts · AA
2022-11-07
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accounts · AA
2022-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
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accounts · AA
2019-12-16
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accounts · AA
2019-09-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-12-20
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accounts · AA
2018-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-04-27
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accounts · AA
2017-02-08
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officers · TM01
2017-02-01
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MOON, John Edison William resigned
director
2016-04-21
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accounts · AA
2015-09-04
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annual-return · AR01
2015-06-26
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accounts · AA
2007-09-01
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HOWELL, Rebecca Anne appointed
secretary
2007-09-01
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CROCKETT, Jacqueline Anne resigned
secretary
2000-11-28
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FORD, Michael Peter appointed
director
2000-11-28
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CROCKETT, Jacqueline Anne appointed
secretary
2000-11-28
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BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-28
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MOON, John Edison William appointed
director
2000-11-28
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BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-09-01
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Company incorporated
As EDISON FORD & COMPANY LIMITED
2000-09-01
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BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-09-01
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BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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 "FORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Peter Ford Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Similar companies

Active · Financial services · BS postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
EUROPA GROUP LIMITED→ 03279177 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	—	—
EUROPA UNDERWRITING LIMITED→ 03872760 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
EVERYSTEP FINANCIAL LIMITED→ 16512244 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FD COMMERCIAL & BRIDGING LTD→ 11671723 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
FINANCE MY PROPERTY LTD→ 11573717 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
FOALE TRADING LIMITED→ 04553602 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
FORD & COMPANY GENERAL INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED→ 02918350 · est 1994 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	32y	—	—
FORD MARITAGE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 12142874 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
FORLIFE PROTECTION LTD→ 16912554 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FORWARD THINKING (BRISTOL) LIMITED→ 14589512 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
FOSTER MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY LTD→ 17062258 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FOURSEEN LIMITED→ 04084652 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

21 Station Road

Yate

Bristol

BS37 5HT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HOWELL, Rebecca Anne→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-01

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Active

FORD, Michael Peter→

director · ~64y · appointed 2000-11-28

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Active

CROCKETT, Jacqueline Anne→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2007-09-01

Resigned

BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-11-28

Resigned

MOON, John Edison William→

director · ~69y · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2017-02-01

Resigned

BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-11-28

Resigned

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