EDEN MATERIAL SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01576744 · ltd · incorporated 1981-07-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 43.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
166 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2021-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #6
  8. 2021-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-01-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-06-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-06-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-12-31
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    JONES, Bryan Philip resigned
    director
  19. 2008-01-10
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    Charge satisfied #7
  20. 2007-07-16
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    HAYHURST, Fred resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-08
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    HAYHURST, Fred appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-10-10
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2006-10-06
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    HOLLIES, Jeffrey William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-10-06
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    HUMPHREYS, John Christopher resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-10-06
    ➖
    BURR, Christopher John resigned
    director
  26. 2006-10-06
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    GROVE, David Leslie resigned
    director
  27. 2006-10-06
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Ash & Lacy Services Limited
  28. 2006-10-06
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Venture Finance PLC
  29. 2005-07-05
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    BURR, Christopher John resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-07-05
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    HUMPHREYS, John Christopher appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-02-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  32. 2003-12-31
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    BURR, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-12-31
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    EVERETT, Howard Caile resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-12-31
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    EVERETT, Howard Caile resigned
    director
  35. 2003-09-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (The Security Trustee)
  36. 2002-01-01
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    BURR, Christopher John appointed
    director
  37. 2001-09-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (The "Security Agent") as Agent and Trustee for Thefinance Parties (as Defined in the Credit Agreement)
  38. 2001-06-01
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    JONES, Bryan Philip appointed
    director
  39. 2000-12-03
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    EVERETT, Howard Caile appointed
    secretary
  40. 2000-12-03
    ➕
    EVERETT, Howard Caile appointed
    director
  41. 2000-11-03
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    FOXALL, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  42. 2000-11-03
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    GROVE, David Leslie appointed
    director
  43. 2000-11-03
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    MARSHALL, Howard Cleveley resigned
    director
  44. 1999-05-31
    ➖
    ALDIS, Colin resigned
    director
  45. 1994-06-01
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    WHITMORE, Mark Charlton appointed
    director
  46. 1994-05-31
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    TROMAN, John Jeremy resigned
    director
  47. 1991-02-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  48. 1991-02-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  49. 1989-07-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  50. 1987-10-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: English Industrial Estates Corporation
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Allely Eden Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Allely Eden Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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EDEN MATERIAL SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
This company · 01576744

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Allely Eden Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

42 Number One Industrial Estate
Consett
Co.Durham
DH8 6TT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

HOLLIES, Jeffrey William→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-06
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Active
FULTON, John David→
director · ~61y
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Active
HOLLIES, Jeffrey William→
director · ~69y
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Active
WHITMORE, Mark Charlton→
director · ~66y · appointed 1994-06-01
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Active
BURR, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-31 · resigned 2005-07-05
Resigned
EVERETT, Howard Caile→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-03 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
FOXALL, Raymond→
secretary · resigned 2000-11-03
Resigned
HAYHURST, Fred→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned
HUMPHREYS, John Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-05 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
ALDIS, Colin→
director · ~82y · resigned 1999-05-31
Resigned
BURR, Christopher John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
EVERETT, Howard Caile→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-12-03 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
GROVE, David Leslie→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
JONES, Bryan Philip→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
MARSHALL, Howard Cleveley→
director · ~83y · resigned 2000-11-03
Resigned
TROMAN, John Jeremy→
director · ~92y · resigned 1994-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Ash & Lacy Services
Ash & Lacy Services Limited
Debenture1 property06/10/200610/01/2008
satisfied
Venture Finance
Venture Finance PLC
All assets debenture1 property06/10/200616/04/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC (The Security Trustee)
Security agreement1 property12/09/200310/10/2006
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC (The "Security Agent") as Agent and Trustee for Thefinance Parties (as Defined in the Credit Agreement)
Security agreement between the chargor, the original guarantors and the agent (as defined) (the "security agreement")1 property14/09/200127/02/2004
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/07/198902/02/1991
outstanding
English Industrial Estates Corporation
Legal charge1 property22/10/1987—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property05/05/198302/02/1991
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Recent filings (166 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02