EDEN VALLEY PRAWNS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC788186 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-05
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 03210SIC 03210
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-05-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-20
    WHISTON, Andrew James, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-11-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDEN VALLEY PRAWNS LTD
  7. 2023-11-05
    WHISTON, Sarah Anne appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Anne Whiston
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/11/2023
Dr Andrew James Whiston
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest20/05/2025

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
Incorporated2023-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

6 Station Road
Dairsie
Cupar
KY15 4SP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WHISTON, Andrew James, Dr
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-05-20
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Active
WHISTON, Sarah Anne
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-11-05
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-05