EACH HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC397037 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-10-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2021-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As EACH HOLDINGS LIMITED
  18. 2011-04-05
    MACFARLANE, Edgar Haig Walwin appointed
    director
  19. 2011-04-05
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-04-05
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-04-05
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-05
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edgar Haig Walwin Macfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

123 Irish Street
Dumfries
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 2PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MACFARLANE, Edgar Haig Walwin
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-04-05 · resigned 2011-04-05
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-04-05 · resigned 2011-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05