583 EDIN LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC261047 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-17

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-16	2024-06-16

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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accounts · AA
2024-07-02
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accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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accounts · AA
2023-03-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-28
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MCCOLL, James Michael resigned
director
2023-02-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-06
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COWE, John Peoples resigned
director
2018-12-06
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
director
2018-12-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-06-26
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COWE, John Peoples appointed
director
2014-06-26
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
director
2013-10-31
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APPALSAWMY, Simi resigned
secretary
2013-10-31
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APPALSAWMY, Ravish resigned
director
2013-10-31
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APPALSAWMY, Simi resigned
director
2013-09-18
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MCCOLL, Louise appointed
director
2013-09-18
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MCCOLL, James Michael appointed
director
2008-11-24
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HUTCHESON, Graham James resigned
director
2008-07-18
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APPALSAWMY, Simi appointed
secretary
2008-07-18
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HUTCHESON, Allison Jean resigned
secretary
2008-07-18
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APPALSAWMY, Ravish appointed
director
2008-07-18
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APPALSAWMY, Simi appointed
director
2008-07-18
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HUTCHESON, Allison Jean resigned
director
2004-04-16
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DAVIE, John Sydney Byrne resigned
director
2003-12-17
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Company incorporated
As 583 EDIN LTD.
2003-12-17
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HUTCHESON, Allison Jean appointed
secretary
2003-12-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-12-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-12-17
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DAVIE, John Sydney Byrne appointed
director
2003-12-17
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HUTCHESON, Allison Jean appointed
director
2003-12-17
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HUTCHESON, Graham James appointed
director
2003-12-17
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-12-17
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Louise Mccoll Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	28/02/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr James Michael Mccollceased 28/02/2023· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-12-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

33 Drum Brae South

Edinburgh

EH12 8DT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-16

Last made up to: 2025-06-16

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-13

Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

MCCOLL, Louise→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-09-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

APPALSAWMY, Simi→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-18 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Allison Jean→

secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2008-07-18

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2003-12-17

Resigned

APPALSAWMY, Ravish→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-07-18 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

APPALSAWMY, Simi→

director · ~45y · appointed 2008-07-18 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

COWE, John Peoples→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2018-12-06

Resigned

DAVIE, John Sydney Byrne→

director · ~73y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-04-16

Resigned

FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2018-12-06

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Allison Jean→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2008-07-18

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Graham James→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2008-11-24

Resigned

MCCOLL, James Michael→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-18 · resigned 2023-02-28

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2003-12-17

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-07-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-02-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-03-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-02-28

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-11-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-06-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-10