EAST ESTATES LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £324.4k | £343.0k |
| Current assets | £153.7k | £156.7k |
| Cash | £575 | £4.7k |
| Debtors | £153.2k | £152.0k |
| Net assets | £-49.7k | £-41.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lendco Limited
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-05-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Fleet Mortgages Limited
- 2016-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs EAST ESTATES LTD
- 2016-07-06➕ADLER, Marc appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marc Adler Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lendco Lendco Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/10/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/05/2017 | — |