EDINBURGH DANCE ACADEMY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC246722 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-28

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 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

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	5	500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-10
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2024-11-26
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2023-11-16
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2022-12-21
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2021-12-07
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2021-03-22
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2019-12-18
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2018-12-21
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accounts · AA
2017-12-21
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accounts · AA
2016-12-13
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GALLOWAY, Susan Kirsten appointed
director
2016-12-13
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INGLIS, Jennifer Alison appointed
director
2016-12-13
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MITCHELL, Julie Anne appointed
director
2016-12-13
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officers · AP01
2016-12-13
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officers · AP01
2016-12-13
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officers · AP01
2016-11-27
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2016-03-29
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2015-12-10
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2011-12-01
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MITCHELL, Julie Anne appointed
secretary
2011-12-01
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GALLOWAY, Gordon appointed
director
2011-04-01
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GREIG, Alan Grant resigned
secretary
2011-04-01
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GREIG, Julie Mary resigned
director
2004-04-01
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MITCHELL, Julie resigned
director
2003-12-10
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MITCHELL, Julie appointed
director
2003-03-28
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Company incorporated
As EDINBURGH DANCE ACADEMY LIMITED
2003-03-28
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GREIG, Alan Grant appointed
secretary
2003-03-28
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GREIG, Julie Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Julie Anne Mitchell Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/03/2017

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

Incorporated2003-03-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Harmony

Gosford Road

Longniddry

East Lothian

EH32 0LF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

MITCHELL, Julie Anne→

secretary · appointed 2011-12-01

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Active

GALLOWAY, Gordon→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-12-01

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Active

GALLOWAY, Susan Kirsten→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-12-13

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Active

INGLIS, Jennifer Alison→

director · ~42y · appointed 2016-12-13

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Active

MITCHELL, Julie Anne→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-12-13

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Active

GREIG, Alan Grant→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2011-04-01

Resigned

GREIG, Julie Mary→

director · ~57y · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2011-04-01

Resigned

MITCHELL, Julie→

director · ~62y · appointed 2003-12-10 · resigned 2004-04-01

Resigned

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