EDE RIVERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07736391 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-10
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 85). 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 (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2023-10-23
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  6. 2023-10-23
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  7. 2023-10-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-01-11
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2023-01-08
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    INGLESHAM CONSULTING LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2022-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-07-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2022-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-07-14
    ➖
    INGLEDEW, Steven resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-07-14
    ➖
    EDE, Daniel Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2022-07-14
    ➖
    MORRIS, Peter Ewan resigned
    director
  21. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-08-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2017-03-03
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    EDE, Jonathan resigned
    director
  25. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    EDE, Daniel Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2014-05-31
    ➖
    INGLEDEW, Steven David resigned
    director
  27. 2011-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As EDE RIVERS LIMITED
  28. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    MURTAGH, Brian Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    INGLEDEW, Steven appointed
    secretary
  30. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    EDE, Jonathan appointed
    director
  31. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    INGLEDEW, Steven David appointed
    director
  32. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    MORRIS, Peter Ewan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Paul Murtagh
Individual · British · DOB 07/1941 · age 85
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ede Homes Limitedceased 14/07/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Howard Tenens Distribution Limitedceased 14/07/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Peter Ewan Morrisceased 28/07/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Daniel Robert Edeceased 28/07/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2011-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

9 Hanson Drive
Fowey
PL23 1ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

INGLESHAM CONSULTING LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURTAGH, Brian Paul→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGLEDEW, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2022-07-14
Resigned
EDE, Daniel Robert→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2022-07-14
Resigned
EDE, Jonathan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2017-03-03
Resigned
INGLEDEW, Steven David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2014-05-31
Resigned
MORRIS, Peter Ewan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2022-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-10-23
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-10-23
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-10-23
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-16