ABBEY GAS (WHITBY) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £66.6k | £47.4k |
| Current assets | £195.2k | £178.9k |
| Net assets | £40.1k | £15.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-20📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-05-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-31➖CHAMPION, Rod resigneddirector
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY GAS (WHITBY) LIMITED
- 2012-07-09➕EDDON, James Brent appointeddirector
- 2012-07-09➕CHAMPION, Rod appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Brent Eddon Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 08/07/2016 |
Melanie Eddon Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Rod Championceased 31/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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