EATON THORNE EQUESTRIAN LTD
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs EATON THORNE EQUESTRIAN LTD
- 2022-05-04➕CROMPTON, Catherine Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04➕CROMPTON, Thomas Paul John appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-17
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Anne Crompton Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/05/2022 |
Mr Thomas Paul John Crompton Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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