PROPERTY MARKETING CENTRE - EDINBURGH LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-24.7k | £-37.8k |
| Current assets | £41.6k | £43.0k |
| Cash | £6.1k | £3.8k |
| Debtors | £35.6k | £39.2k |
| Net assets | £-24.7k | £-37.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕LAING, Duncan, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-23➖MCGLONE, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2014-08-01➕MCGLONE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2013-05-10➖WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs PROPERTY MARKETING CENTRE - EDINBURGH LIMITED
- 2004-11-29➕MACDONALD, Reginald Somerled appointeddirector
- 2004-11-29➕WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-13
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Reg Macdonald Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/11/2016 |
Mr. Duncan Laing Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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