THE EDRINGTON GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC036374 · ltd · incorporated 1961-04-25

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11010

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.4y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (8 active, 34 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

264 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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officers · TM01
2026-01-31
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BOYADJIAN, Igor Pierre resigned
director
2025-12-01
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officers · TM01
2025-11-29
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RENIER, Catherine resigned
director
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2025-04-02
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officers · AP01
2025-04-02
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officers · AP01
2025-04-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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CUMMING-BRUCE, Edward Simon appointed
director
2025-04-01
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HUYGHUES DESPOINTES, Patricia appointed
director
2025-04-01
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GILLIES, Crawford Scott resigned
director
2024-09-11
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officers · TM01
2024-09-02
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AVIS, Alice Mary Cleoniki resigned
director
2024-08-06
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accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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officers · AP01
2024-06-01
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RENIER, Catherine appointed
director
2024-03-18
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capital · SH06
2024-03-18
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capital · SH03
2023-07-31
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accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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capital · SH06
2023-04-17
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capital · SH03
2023-04-13
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officers · AP01
2023-04-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-01
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BOYADJIAN, Igor Pierre appointed
director
2023-03-30
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TORII, Kengo appointed
director
2023-03-30
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HIZUKA, Shinichiro resigned
director
2023-03-27
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capital · SH06
2023-03-27
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capital · SH03
2023-03-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-28
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accounts · AA
2021-11-02
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Charge satisfied #10
2021-11-02
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Charge satisfied #9
2021-10-04
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Charge satisfied #7
2021-10-04
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Charge satisfied #6
2021-10-04
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Charge satisfied #5
2021-10-04
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-07-15
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Charge satisfied #8
2021-03-31
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HUTCHEON, Graham Robert, Mr. resigned
director
2020-09-15
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RICHARDSON, David Hedley resigned
director
2020-09-01
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MURRAY, Gavin James appointed
secretary
2020-09-01
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COCKBURN, Angus George appointed
director
2020-08-31
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COOKE, Martin Alexander resigned
secretary
2020-03-12
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HIZUKA, Shinichiro appointed
director
2019-12-12
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Agent
2019-12-12
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Trustee
2019-12-12
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Trustee
2019-03-29
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CURLE, Ian Barrett, Mr. resigned
director
2018-07-31
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BARTON, Kenneth Callum Orr, Mr. resigned
director
2018-05-01
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FITZGERALD, Stefanie appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOYADJIAN, Igor Pierre resigned 2026-01-31; RENIER, Catherine resigned 2025-11-29

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

Kintail Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kintail Trustees Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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THE EDRINGTON GROUP LIMITED

This company · SC036374

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kintail Trustees Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1961-04-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

100 Queen Street

Glasgow

G1 3DN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-14

Last: 2025-11-30