EDMISTON CARA HOUSE LTD
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 3.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-29 | 2024-06-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £656.5k | £-26.3k |
| Current assets | £58.7k | £45.2k |
| Cash | £2.9k | £12.0k |
| Debtors | £55.9k | £33.2k |
| Net assets | £168.6k | £-26.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-04🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-09-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Romaco Spv 2 Limited
- 2023-06-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Romaco Spv 2 Limited
- 2023-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mipco Limited
- 2022-10-10➕ROWAN, Laura appointeddirector
- 2022-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs EDMISTON CARA HOUSE LTD
- 2022-05-24➕ROWAN, Craig Andrew Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-05-24📄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 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Woodman & Greenwood Capital Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Woodman & Greenwood Capital Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Craig Andrew Alexander Rowanceased 09/01/2024· 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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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Romaco Spv 2 Romaco Spv 2 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Romaco Spv 2 Romaco Spv 2 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Mipco Mipco Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/11/2022 | — |