EDGEBURN PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 62012Business and domestic software development
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-31➖SMITH, Sally resigneddirector
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs EDGEBURN PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2013-10-24➕SMITH, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-10-24➕SMITH, Sally appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Andrew Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sally Joan Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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