EDINBURGH SCIENCE LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC106331 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-31

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

74 officers (11 active, 74 linked, 69 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

238 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (154 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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officers · TM01
2026-03-27
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HAQUE, Taslima resigned
director
2026-03-17
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address · AD01
2025-12-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
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BROWN, Janet Marjorie, Dr resigned
director
2025-12-12
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GORDON, Graeme resigned
director
2025-12-12
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PURVIS, Polly Susannah Athenais resigned
director
2025-08-11
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officers · AP03
2025-08-04
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CODLIN, Alexandra appointed
secretary
2025-08-04
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GRAHAM, Margaret Arma appointed
director
2025-08-04
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officers · AP01
2025-05-22
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WILSON, Carolyn Margaret resigned
secretary
2025-05-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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WALKER, Valerie Margaret resigned
director
2025-02-18
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MARSHALL, Richard Millar resigned
director
2025-02-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-26
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officers · AP01
2024-11-26
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officers · AP01
2024-11-26
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officers · AP01
2024-11-26
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officers · TM01
2024-11-21
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GEDDES, Janet Christine appointed
director
2024-11-21
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MATTHEWS, Melinda A appointed
director
2024-11-21
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GORDON, Graeme appointed
director
2024-11-21
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MILNE, Alastair David, Dr resigned
director
2024-08-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
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ZAFAR, Mohammed Hassun appointed
director
2024-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
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officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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GAGE, Simon Martin resigned
director
2024-05-23
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FOURMAN, Michael Paul, Prof resigned
director
2024-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-05
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officers · CH01
2023-09-01
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VALENTI, Martin resigned
director
2023-06-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
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HAQUE, Taslima appointed
director
2023-02-01
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WILSON, Carolyn Margaret appointed
secretary
2022-09-22
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MICKEL, Mairi resigned
director
2022-08-28
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DICK, Brendan Sweeney appointed
director
2022-08-28
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YOUNG, Louise Amanda Lang appointed
director
2022-08-28
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ROSE, Cameron Braithwaite resigned
director
2022-08-28
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WALKER, Valerie Margaret appointed
director
2022-08-28
➖
WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. resigned
director
2022-04-06
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MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2019-12-12
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BROWN, Janet Marjorie, Dr appointed
director
2019-09-12
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MICKEL, Mairi 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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

6 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: WILSON, Carolyn Margaret resigned 2025-05-22; BROWN, Janet Marjorie, Dr resigned 2025-12-12; GORDON, Graeme resigned 2025-12-12

Group structure

Edinburgh Science Foundation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edinburgh Science Foundation Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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EDINBURGH SCIENCE LTD

This company · SC106331

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
Edinburgh Science Foundation Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/08/2016

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

Incorporated1987-08-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Hopetoun Street

Edinburgh

EH7 4GH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-25

Last: 2025-12-11