EDMONDSON LOGGING LTD

🌳Matureactive
05545818 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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 employees0400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-10
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-10-10
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-10-01
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    EDMONDSON, Charles Timothy appointed
    director
  17. 2016-09-30
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    EDMONDSON, Charles resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-01
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    EDMONDSON, Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2011-03-31
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    TODD, Jeanette Shott resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-31
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    TODD, Richard Ian resigned
    director
  21. 2011-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2005-08-27
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    EDMONDSON, Victoria Estrilde Sutherland appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-08-27
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    EDMONDSON, Alistair David appointed
    director
  24. 2005-08-27
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    EDMONDSON, Victoria Estrilde Sutherland appointed
    director
  25. 2005-08-27
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    TODD, Jeanette Shott appointed
    director
  26. 2005-08-27
    ➕
    TODD, Richard Ian appointed
    director
  27. 2005-08-25
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-08-25
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  29. 2005-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As EDMONDSON LOGGING LTD
  30. 2005-08-24
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-08-24
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "EDMONDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria Estrilde Sutherland Edmondson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alistair David Edmondson
Individual · English · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Charles Timothy Edmondson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200

Registered office

Cheviot Cottage
West Plain
Milfield
Northumberland
NE71 6HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

EDMONDSON, Victoria Estrilde Sutherland→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDMONDSON, Alistair David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDMONDSON, Charles Timothy→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDMONDSON, Victoria Estrilde Sutherland→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2005-08-25
Resigned
EDMONDSON, Charles→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
TODD, Jeanette Shott→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-08-27 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
TODD, Richard Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-08-27 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2005-08-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/03/2011—
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2019-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01