FIDDLERS FERRY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

14385301 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-29

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£-30.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35110

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

19 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £30,174

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£30k

Current Assets

£1

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30
Total assets	£-30.2k
Current assets	£1
Debtors	£1
Net assets	£-30.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-06-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-22
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APPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2026-05-22
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BAIRD, Stephen Alexander appointed
director
2026-05-22
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ANDREWS, William John resigned
director
2025-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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STEYNOR, James Henry resigned
director
2024-10-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
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ANDREWS, William John appointed
director
2024-04-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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Company incorporated
As FIDDLERS FERRY LTD
2022-09-29
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STEYNOR, James Henry appointed
director
2022-09-29
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Ibne Fiddlers Ferry Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ibne Fiddlers Ferry Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FIDDLERS FERRY LTD

This company · 14385301

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
Ibne Fiddlers Ferry Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/04/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ecodev Group Ltdceased 19/04/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-09-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

1 Knightsbridge Green

Knightsbridge Green

London

SW1X 7QA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-25

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-03

Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

APPLETON, Matthew→

director · ~52y · appointed 2026-05-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BAIRD, Stephen Alexander→

director · ~59y · appointed 2026-05-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ANDREWS, William John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2026-05-22

Resigned

STEYNOR, James Henry→

director · ~70y · appointed 2022-09-29 · resigned 2024-10-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-06-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-05-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-05-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-19

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-04-19

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-04-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-04-19