E H SELECTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07674218 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-20

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-109.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01490

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.6y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £109,860

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£110k

↑ 1.3% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↓ 51% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-109.9k	£-111.3k
Current assets	£3.2k	£6.6k
Net assets	£-109.9k	£-111.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-04-07
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2024-09-15
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accounts · AA
2023-05-27
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accounts · AA
2022-05-06
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accounts · AA
2021-06-08
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accounts · AA
2020-09-06
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accounts · AA
2020-01-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-11
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officers · TM01
2019-09-18
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accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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EBBERN, Claire Louise resigned
director
2019-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-04-08
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officers · AP01
2019-04-04
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EBBERN, Claire Louise appointed
director
2019-01-04
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mortgage · MR01
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2018-06-17
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accounts · AA
2017-07-31
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2016-12-17
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2011-06-20
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Company incorporated
As E H SELECTION LIMITED
2011-06-20
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EBBERN, Edward appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Edward Huw Ebbern Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Claire Louise Ebbernceased 01/08/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated2011-06-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490

Registered office

Apartment 7 70 Renforth Street

London

SE16 7JZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-27

Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EBBERN, Edward→

director · ~48y · appointed 2011-06-20

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Active

EBBERN, Claire Louise→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-04-04 · resigned 2019-08-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited	A registered charge	—	24/12/2018	—

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