329 EDIN LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC277448 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-15
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-01
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    MCGRAIL, Karen resigned
    director
  8. 2019-08-01
    ➖
    WALKER, Dale resigned
    director
  9. 2019-08-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-04-10
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    BOYD, Caroline Nancy appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-10
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    WISHART, Christopher William appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-10
    ➕
    WISHART, Kathryn Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2016-01-12
    ➖
    TRANTER, Keith William resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-01-12
    ➖
    LAIRD, Nicola Marie resigned
    director
  25. 2016-01-12
    ➖
    TRANTER, Keith William resigned
    director
  26. 2015-09-29
    ➕
    MCGRAIL, Karen appointed
    director
  27. 2015-09-29
    ➕
    WALKER, Dale appointed
    director
  28. 2010-07-30
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    LAIRD, Nicola Marie appointed
    director
  29. 2010-07-29
    ➖
    LAIRD, Nicola Marie resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-01-25
    ➕
    LAIRD, Nicola Marie appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-11-22
    ➖
    TRANTER, Scott Andrew resigned
    director
  32. 2005-03-17
    ➖
    NICOLL, Charles Alexander resigned
    director
  33. 2004-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 329 EDIN LTD.
  34. 2004-12-15
    ➕
    TRANTER, Keith William appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-12-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2004-12-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-12-15
    ➕
    NICOLL, Charles Alexander appointed
    director
  38. 2004-12-15
    ➕
    TRANTER, Keith William appointed
    director
  39. 2004-12-15
    ➕
    TRANTER, Scott Andrew appointed
    director
  40. 2004-12-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2004-12-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher William Wishart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dale Walkerceased 01/08/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2004-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

74 Pilton Place
Edinburgh
EH5 2HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

BOYD, Caroline Nancy→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISHART, Christopher William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISHART, Kathryn Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAIRD, Nicola Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2010-07-29
Resigned
TRANTER, Keith William→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2016-01-12
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2004-12-15
Resigned
LAIRD, Nicola Marie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-07-30 · resigned 2016-01-12
Resigned
MCGRAIL, Karen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2019-08-01
Resigned
NICOLL, Charles Alexander→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2005-03-17
Resigned
TRANTER, Keith William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2016-01-12
Resigned
TRANTER, Scott Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2005-11-22
Resigned
WALKER, Dale→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2019-08-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2004-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-01