EDMONDS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED

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10871787 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-18
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 2024
Net worth
£10.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,369
Net assets shrinking
Down £48,723 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£40k£60k£81k£101kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£19.1k£77.8k
Current assets£40.3k£100.7k
Net assets£10.4k£59.1k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-08-05
    RICKARD, Matthew James appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-05
    EDMONDS, James Christopher Stewart resigned
    director
  8. 2025-08-05
    EDMONDS, Rachael Louise Marsland resigned
    director
  9. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-14
    EDMONDS, James Christopher Stewart appointed
    director
  15. 2020-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-09-01
    EDMONDS, James Christopher Stewart resigned
    director
  18. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2019-02-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  21. 2019-02-18
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    capital · SH10
  22. 2018-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As EDMONDS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED
  24. 2017-07-18
    EDMONDS, James Christopher Stewart appointed
    director
  25. 2017-07-18
    EDMONDS, Rachael Louise Marsland appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: EDMONDS, James Christopher Stewart resigned 2025-08-05; EDMONDS, Rachael Louise Marsland resigned 2025-08-05

Group structure

Professional Wealth Strategies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Professional Wealth Strategies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
EDMONDS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED
This company · 10871787

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Professional Wealth Strategies Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rachael Louise Marsland Edmondsceased 05/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

39 Hatlex Lane Hest Bank
Lancaster
LA2 6EZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RICKARD, Matthew James
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-08-05
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Active
EDMONDS, James Christopher Stewart
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-09-14 · resigned 2025-08-05
Resigned
EDMONDS, James Christopher Stewart
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
EDMONDS, Rachael Louise Marsland
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2025-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01