E I C SHAREHOLDERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09447913 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-19
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£258.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £258,904
Net assets shrinking
Down £123,818 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Net Worth
£259k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£260k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£85k£170k£255k£340k£425kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£258.9k£382.7k
Current assets£260.3k£425.2k
Cash£37.2k£38.9k
Debtors£223.2k£386.3k
Net assets£258.9k£382.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-15
    ➖
    COOKE, Philip Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-10-15
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    COOKE, Philip Malcolm resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-10-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-10-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-10-15
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2024-10-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-10-14
    ➕
    HARLAND, Ian appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-02-28
    ➕
    HARLAND, Jennifer Susan appointed
    director
  16. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2016-04-13
    ➖
    WOODMANCY, Andrew James, Mr. resigned
    director
  23. 2015-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As E I C SHAREHOLDERS LIMITED
  24. 2015-02-19
    ➕
    HARLAND, Ian appointed
    director
  25. 2015-02-19
    ➕
    COOKE, Philip Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-02-19
    ➕
    COOKE, Philip Malcolm appointed
    director
  27. 2015-02-19
    ➕
    WOODMANCY, Andrew James, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jennifer Susan Harland
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/03/2024
Mr Ian Harland
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Philip Malcolm Cookeceased 15/10/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Andrew James Woodmancyceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Unit 1 The Aske Stables
Aske
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 5HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HARLAND, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2024-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARLAND, Ian→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-02-19
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Active
HARLAND, Jennifer Susan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Philip Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned
COOKE, Philip Malcolm→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned
WOODMANCY, Andrew James, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2016-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-01