EDEN FYFE LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £657.9k | £558.9k |
| Current assets | £93.8k | £65.3k |
| Cash | £28.2k | £248 |
| Debtors | £65.6k | £65.1k |
| Net assets | £568.2k | £425.9k |
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-10-17➕BRAY, Damian appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2019-09-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2019-09-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2019-09-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scottish Growth Scheme Business Loans Scotland Debt Finance L.P.
- 2019-08-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs EDEN FYFE LIMITED
- 2019-07-23➕BRAY, Lisa Eleanor appointeddirector
- 2019-07-23📄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 7 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lisa Eleanor Bray Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/07/2019 |
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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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/09/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Scottish Growth Scheme Business Loans Scotland Debt Finance L.P. | A registered charge | — | 12/09/2019 | 14/04/2025 |