EDDIES PUZZLES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
11281271 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-28
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-01-19
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2021-01-19
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-11-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2019-11-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2019-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-11-19
    NILSSON, Geoffrey John appointed
    director
  7. 2018-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDDIES PUZZLES LIMITED
  8. 2018-03-28
    WALTHAM, Edward appointed
    director
  9. 2018-03-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-01-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Waltham
Individual · British · DOB 07/1938 · age 88
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/03/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Krengelan
Langham Road
Robertsbridge
TN32 5DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2019-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

NILSSON, Geoffrey John
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-11-19
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WALTHAM, Edward
director · ~88y · appointed 2018-03-28
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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-01-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-03-28