EHRET BUSINESS VENTURE LIMITED
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.2k | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £1.7k | £14.0k |
| Net assets | £2.2k | £6.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs EHRET BUSINESS VENTURE LIMITED
- 2016-09-09➕EHRET-BROWN, Holly Stowe appointeddirector
- 2016-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-11: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Holly Stowe Ehret-Brown Individual · American · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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