EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC195077 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-03-31

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

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

83 officers (13 active, 83 linked, 79 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

228 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (176 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-08-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-15
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officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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2025-08-14
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2025-08-14
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2025-08-14
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officers · TM01
2025-08-14
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officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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BENNETTS, Denise Margaret Mary appointed
director
2025-08-01
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DAY, Michael Patrick appointed
director
2025-08-01
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DEVLIN, Harriet appointed
director
2025-08-01
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LEASK, Anna Elizabeth, Professor appointed
director
2025-08-01
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MACLENNAN, Stuart Lapsley appointed
director
2025-08-01
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WOODBRIDGE, Lesley appointed
director
2025-08-01
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HOPTON, Mark Thomas resigned
director
2025-08-01
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JARDINE, Paul Robert resigned
director
2024-10-21
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officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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accounts · AA
2024-10-11
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officers · TM01
2024-10-08
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MILLS, Sophie Rebecca resigned
director
2024-10-07
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WHITE, Charles Nicholas resigned
director
2024-01-17
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officers · AP01
2024-01-17
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officers · TM01
2024-01-15
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JOHNSON, Hazel Joanna appointed
director
2024-01-15
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GARDEN, Olivier James, Professor resigned
director
2023-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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officers · TM01
2022-12-05
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CHITTLEBURGH, Jeremy Michael resigned
director
2022-08-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-10
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2022-08-10
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2022-08-05
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BROTHERSTON, Douglas John appointed
director
2022-08-05
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DAVIDSON, Euan Robert appointed
director
2022-08-05
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GRAHAM, Margaret Arma appointed
director
2022-06-30
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CHILD, Maureen Margaret, Councillor resigned
director
2022-06-28
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GARDINER, Neil Thomas resigned
director
2021-09-27
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MILLER, Julia Caroline resigned
director
2021-08-05
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MARWICK, Kay Rebecca resigned
secretary
2021-02-15
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MILLS, Sophie Rebecca appointed
director
2020-09-07
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WATKINS, Christopher Spencer resigned
director
2020-09-07
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WHITE, Charles Nicholas appointed
director
2020-09-07
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WRIGHT, Dorothy Curr resigned
director
2020-07-06
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HENDERSON, Andrew Richard Neil appointed
director
2020-07-06
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RENNICK, Neil Steven appointed
director
2020-07-06
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VERONESI, Megan Laura Anne appointed
director
2020-02-10
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WILLIAMSON, David Alexander resigned
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

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: HOPTON, Mark Thomas resigned 2025-08-01; JARDINE, Paul Robert resigned 2025-08-01

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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City Of Edinburgh Council

Corporate parent

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Historic Environment Scotland

Corporate parent

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EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE TRUST

This company · SC195077

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
City Of Edinburgh Council Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Historic Environment Scotland Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-03-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

5 Bakehouse Close

146 Canongate

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH8 8DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-31