EDISON CAPITAL LTD
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)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 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.27M | — |
| Current assets | £11.70M | — |
| Cash | £11.70M | — |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £5.27M | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-02-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-02-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs EDISON CAPITAL LTD
- 2022-05-27➕MELVILLE, Calum appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-27➕MELVILLE, Calum Gerrard appointeddirector
- 2022-05-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
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: 2024-10-04: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Calum Gerrard Melville Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Edison Group Ltdceased 31/10/2024· 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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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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