EDINBURGH CONVENTION BUREAU LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC279022 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-01-28
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 20 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand
- 2012-06-01📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-06-01🏁Company dissolved
- 2012-02-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2012-01-26📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2011-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-07-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2011-06-16➖WARDROP, Kenneth Macmillan resigneddirector
- 2011-06-15📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2011-06-01➖D'ANNUNZIO GREEN, Ian resigneddirector
- 2011-06-01➖PATON, Colin James resigneddirector
- 2011-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2011-01-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-29➕AITKEN, Hugh appointeddirector
- 2010-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-07-12➖DEWAR, Gordon William resigneddirector
- 2010-01-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-09-07📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-09-07📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-09-07📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-21➕KINGTON, Richard Michael John appointeddirector
- 2009-08-21➕DEWAR, Gordon William appointeddirector
- 2009-08-21➖ELLIS, Neil N/A resigneddirector
- 2009-08-21➖GEMMELL, Carolyn Margaret resigneddirector
- 2009-08-21➕PATON, Colin James appointeddirector
- 2009-05-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2009-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-05-06➖CARTER, Ben Julian resigneddirector
- 2009-05-06➖ROUGHEAD, Malcolm Campbell resigneddirector
- 2007-11-09➕BIRSE, Graham appointeddirector
- 2007-11-09➖JEFFREY, Richard Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2007-08-24➕ELLIS, Neil N/A appointeddirector
- 2007-08-24➖TAYLOR, Deborah resigneddirector
- 2007-08-16➕D'ANNUNZIO GREEN, Ian appointeddirector
- 2007-05-24➕BUCHANAN, Tom appointeddirector
- 2007-05-03➖ANDERSON, Donald Craig resigneddirector
- 2007-04-01➖BROGAN, Margaret Winifred resigneddirector
- 2006-09-25➕ANDERSON, Donald Craig appointeddirector
- 2006-09-22➖WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2005-11-04➕CARTER, Ben Julian appointeddirector
- 2005-10-31➕WATSON, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 66 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-06-01
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-01-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
1a Glenfinlas Street
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH3 6AQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 16 resigned)
STUART, Susan Anne Macdonald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-08-26
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AITKEN, Hugh→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-07-29
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BIRSE, Graham→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-11-09
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BUCHANAN, Tom→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-24
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JOHNSTON, Alan Mcdougall→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-10-07
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KINGTON, Richard Michael John→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2009-08-21
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WATSON, Susan Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-10-31
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BURNESS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-28 · resigned 2005-08-26
ANDERSON, Donald Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2007-05-03
BROGAN, Margaret Winifred→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2007-04-01
CARTER, Ben Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-11-04 · resigned 2009-05-06
D'ANNUNZIO GREEN, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-16 · resigned 2011-06-01
DEWAR, Gordon William→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-21 · resigned 2010-07-12
ELLIS, Neil N/A→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-08-24 · resigned 2009-08-21
GEMMELL, Carolyn Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2009-08-21
JEFFREY, Richard Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2007-11-09
NOBLE, David Hillhouse→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2005-10-31
PATON, Colin James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-08-21 · resigned 2011-06-01
ROUGHEAD, Malcolm Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2009-05-06
TAYLOR, Deborah→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2007-08-24
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Recent filings (66 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-06-01
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-02-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2011-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2011-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-06-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2011-04-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2011-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-29