ESSENTIAL OIL POWDERS (EUROPE) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14845749 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
£13.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,868
Cash YoY
+1295%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£71k
↑ 1295% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£87k
↑ 129% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.9k | £12.6k |
| Current assets | £87.3k | £38.1k |
| Cash | £71.2k | £5.1k |
| Debtors | £6.1k | £29.5k |
| Net assets | £13.9k | £12.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-31➕WRIGHT, Lee appointeddirector
- 2026-01-31➖BUSH, Michael Alan resigneddirector
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01➕BUSH, Michael Alan appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-04➖WRIGHT, Lee resigneddirector
- 2024-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ESSENTIAL OIL POWDERS (EUROPE) LTD
- 2023-05-04➕FARTHING-WRIGHT, Oliver Jack appointeddirector
- 2023-05-04➕WRIGHT, Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Oliver Jack Farthing-Wright Individual · British · DOB 10/2006 · age 20 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 04/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Lee Wrightceased 04/05/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840
Registered office
Abacus House
14-18 Forest Road
Loughton
IG10 1DX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FARTHING-WRIGHT, Oliver Jack→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2023-05-04
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Active
BUSH, Michael Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2026-01-31
WRIGHT, Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-04 · resigned 2024-03-04
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-04