EDEN BLUE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09109606 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-01
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,052

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 403% YoY
Current Assets
£108
↓ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k-£404£244£893£2k£2kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-1.1k£-209
Current assets£108£2.2k
Net assets£-1.1k£-209

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-09-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-08-15
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  16. 2018-08-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2018-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2014-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As EDEN BLUE LIMITED
  19. 2014-07-01
    MCGILLEY, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Corre Holdings Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Corre Holdings Sa
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
EDEN BLUE LIMITED
This company · 09109606

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Corre Holdings Sa
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/07/2018
Peter Mcgilley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

First Floor Office 17a
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCGILLEY, Peter
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-01
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03