EDEN ESTUARY ENERGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC474125 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Opportunity score: 73 → 79
- · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 73 → 79
- ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Last 90 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-27📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-04-27📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-04-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-03-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-03-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-31➕GETTINBY, Michael John appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-04-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-04-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-04-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-07-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-29📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2014-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs EDEN ESTUARY ENERGY LIMITED
- 2014-04-01➕GOOR, Andrew Darren appointeddirector
- 2014-04-01➕WATSON, Derek Alexander appointeddirector
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
St Andrews Innovation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
St Andrews Innovation Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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EDEN ESTUARY ENERGY LIMITED
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
St Andrews Innovation Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Walter Bower House Main Street
Guardbridge
St. Andrews
KY16 0US
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GETTINBY, Michael John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-05-31
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GOOR, Andrew Darren→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-01
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WATSON, Derek Alexander→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Recent filings (54 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-04-27
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-04-27
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-27
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-03-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-25