EDINGLEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC109508 · ltd · incorporated 1988-02-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 24.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
33 officers (4 active, 33 linked, 27 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
172 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-09-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-17➕JACKSON, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29➕CARRUTHERS, June appointeddirector
- 2019-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-03-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-21➕EDMONDS, Robert Neil appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21➖EDMONDS, Robert Neil resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➖LEE, Kristian Brian resigneddirector
- 2017-05-10➕SIMPSON, Stephen Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-02-20➖HOUSTON, David Oliver resigneddirector
- 2012-01-04➕LEE, Kristian Brian appointeddirector
- 2010-06-18➖WHITAKER, Alec resigneddirector
- 2005-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2005-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2005-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-01-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2002-12-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-11-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2001-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2001-07-25➖BIRRELL, Colin resigneddirector
- 2001-07-25➖MCGIBBON, David Campbell resigneddirector
- 2001-07-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2001-06-21➕WHITAKER, Alec appointeddirector
- 2001-05-31➕CARRUTHERS, June appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-31➖DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary resignedsecretary
- 2000-01-20➖COWAN, David Herbert resignedsecretary
- 2000-01-20➕DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-20➖COWAN, David Herbert resigneddirector
- 2000-01-20➖HAYWARD, Graham John resigneddirector
- 2000-01-19➕BIRRELL, Colin appointeddirector
- 2000-01-19➖CAMERON, David Ian resigneddirector
- 2000-01-19➕HOUSTON, David Oliver appointeddirector
- 2000-01-19➕MCGIBBON, David Campbell appointeddirector
- 2000-01-19➖STEVENSON, David Deas resigneddirector
- 2000-01-19➖THUNDOW, Christopher David resigneddirector
- 1997-12-01➕STEVENSON, David Deas appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 81 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Kings Landing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kings Landing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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EDINGLEN LIMITED
This company · SC109508
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kings Landing Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Limitedceased 18/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Waverley Mills
Langholm
Dumfriesshire
DG13 0EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (4 active · 29 resigned)
Active
CARRUTHERS, June→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-04-29
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JACKSON, John Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-17
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SIMPSON, Stephen Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-10
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COWAN, David Herbert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-01 · resigned 2000-01-20
DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2001-05-31
EDWARDS, Robert Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1997-11-01
STUART, William Ronald Ferguson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-03-30
TALLO, John Lambie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 1994-11-30
BALLANY, John Mackellar, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1993-05-31
BIRRELL, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-01-19 · resigned 2001-07-25
BRIDGEMAN, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 1994-06-01
CAMERON, David Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 2000-01-19
COWAN, David Herbert→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1997-11-01 · resigned 2000-01-20
EDMONDS, Robert Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-21 · resigned 2017-08-21
EDWARDS, Robert Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1997-11-01
HAYWARD, Graham John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 2000-01-20
HOUSTON, David Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-01-19 · resigned 2012-02-20
HUGHES, William Young→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1997-11-01
JOHNSON-HILL, Michael Angrave→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 1997-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/12/2002 | 02/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 3 properties | 15/11/2002 | 02/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 01/08/2001 | 02/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 3 properties | 25/07/2001 | 15/01/2003 |
Recent filings (172 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-09-25