3 ED HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC190329 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-16

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 6 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.7y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

51 officers (7 active, 51 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

35 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

208 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red 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

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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officers · CH01
2025-08-06
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2025-01-31
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MCLURE, Cameron Hannah appointed
director
2025-01-31
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SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas resigned
director
2025-01-31
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officers · TM01
2025-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-08-13
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accounts · AA
2023-08-18
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accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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officers · AP01
2023-05-25
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MCGHEE, Steven John appointed
director
2023-05-25
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CHRISTIE, Rory William resigned
director
2022-08-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-17
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officers · CH01
2022-08-10
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officers · CH01
2022-08-08
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accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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address · AD01
2021-08-08
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accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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officers · CH01
2020-08-11
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accounts · AA
2019-08-22
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accounts · AA
2019-07-02
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officers · CH01
2019-05-01
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2019-05-01
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CHRISTIE, Rory William appointed
director
2019-04-30
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew resigned
director
2019-04-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew appointed
director
2019-04-01
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ANDERSON, Colin John resigned
director
2017-04-01
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ANDERSON, Colin John appointed
director
2017-04-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew resigned
director
2016-10-31
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MCINNES, Sarah Catherine resigned
director
2016-10-31
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2015-07-22
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LINNEY, Joseph Mark resigned
director
2015-07-22
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MCINNES, Sarah Catherine appointed
director
2015-01-16
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WATSON, Martin John Malone resigned
director
2013-03-01
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SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-03-01
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LEWIS, Maria resigned
secretary
2012-11-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew appointed
director
2012-09-27
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LEWIS, Maria appointed
secretary
2012-09-27
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MILLER, Roger Keith resigned
secretary
2012-03-31
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CONLON, Zaida Munshi resigned
director
2012-02-01
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DONN, Michael Andrew resigned
director
2012-02-01
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SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas appointed
director
2011-11-11
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PALMER, Danielle Jane resigned
director
2011-11-11
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WATSON, Martin John Malone appointed
director
2010-07-26
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CONLON, Zaida Munshi appointed
director
2010-07-26
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CONLON, Zaida resigned
director
2010-07-26
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GETHIN, Ian Richard resigned
director
2009-12-01
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RITCHIE, Alan Campbell appointed
director
2009-12-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth resigned
director
2009-08-20
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MARSHALL, David Bruce resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Aberdeen Infrastructure (No.3) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Semperian Ppp Investment Partners No.2 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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3 ED HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC190329

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aberdeen Infrastructure (No.3) Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Semperian Ppp Investment Partners No.2 Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated1998-10-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Exchange Tower

19 Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11