EAST YORKSHIRE RIVERS TRUST

🌳Matureactive

05697790 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-02-04

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03220

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-02-14
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officers · CH01
2026-02-14
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officers · TM01
2026-02-01
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CLIFFORD, Kevin resigned
director
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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accounts · AA
2024-06-10
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MULLINGER, Alan resigned
secretary
2024-06-10
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officers · TM02
2024-03-21
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address · AD01
2023-07-07
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accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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TRAILL, Jonathan Patrick resigned
director
2022-07-21
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accounts · AA
2021-07-27
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accounts · AA
2021-07-27
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officers · AP01
2021-07-21
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2021-07-19
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EVANS, Christopher Morten appointed
director
2021-07-12
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HAMPSHIRE, Richard Edward appointed
director
2021-07-05
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officers · AP01
2021-07-05
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officers · TM01
2021-07-05
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2021-06-22
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SOUTHGATE, Oliver appointed
director
2021-06-22
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BOYD, Thomas Wilson resigned
director
2021-06-22
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MAGUINESS, Steven resigned
director
2020-07-20
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accounts · AA
2019-07-11
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2018-05-21
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CROFT, David Michael resigned
director
2015-08-07
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AXFORD, Stephen Norman, Dr resigned
director
2015-08-07
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LEE, Michael James resigned
director
2015-08-07
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MULLINGER, Alan resigned
director
2015-08-07
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SHANNON, John Christopher resigned
director
2015-08-07
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SLATER, Paul Duncan resigned
director
2015-02-10
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TAYLOR, Ryan James, Dr resigned
director
2014-09-26
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SLATER, Paul Duncan appointed
director
2014-07-22
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JENNINGS, Richard John, Mr. resigned
director
2013-02-28
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TAYLOR, Ryan James, Dr appointed
director
2012-02-15
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LEE, Michael James appointed
director
2011-01-10
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SOUTHALL, David Russell appointed
director
2010-11-30
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SHANNON, John Christopher appointed
director
2010-04-01
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AXFORD, Stephen Norman, Dr appointed
director
2009-11-24
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LONDESBOROUGH, Trevor Charles resigned
director
2009-11-02
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COULSON, Paul Michael appointed
director
2009-07-01
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JOHNSON, Simon Richard resigned
director
2009-02-24
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JENNINGS, Richard John, Mr. appointed
director
2008-10-14
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CROFT, David Michael appointed
director
2008-02-26
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TAIT, Karen Elaine resigned
director
2007-01-09
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BOYD, Thomas Wilson appointed
director
2006-09-19
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COWX, Ian Graham, Professor appointed
director
2006-09-19
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CLIFFORD, Kevin appointed
director
2006-09-19
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JOHNSON, Simon Richard appointed
director
2006-09-19
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MAGUINESS, Steven appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Professor Ian Graham Cowx Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74	—	—	board controlboard control · trust interest	30/06/2016

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

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ARRAM GRANGE PIGS LIMITED→ 01336642 · est 1977 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	48y	—	—
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COTE FARM ROOS LIMITED→ 13556156 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
CRAZY CAT SHELLFISH LIMITED→ 09560839 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
D.A. WILLIAMS & SONS LIMITED→ 11820399 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
DOCKWISH LTD→ 06031463 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
DUMBLE FARM LIMITED→ 13986866 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
E.HOLTBY & SON LIMITED→ 00568820 · est 1956 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	69y	—	—
EAST SIDE FISHERIES LIMITED→ 08439459 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
EAST YORKSHIRE FARMING CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 14595676 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
EASTFIELD FARM LIMITED→ 09767550 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-02-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC03220 — SIC 03220

Registered office

18 Lomond Road, Springbank West,Hull 18 Lomond Road

Springbank West

Hull

East Yorkshire

HU5 5BN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-17

Last: 2026-02-03