788 EDIN LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC288191 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-28
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-08-01
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  5. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2019-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2019-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-04-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-04-12
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-12
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  16. 2018-04-12
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-04-12
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-01-31
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    COWIE, Brenda Agnes appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-31
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    COWE, John Peoples resigned
    director
  20. 2018-01-31
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2015-06-01
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    WIGHT, Florence Moodie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-06-01
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    WIGHT, Florence Moodie resigned
    director
  23. 2015-01-23
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    COWE, John Peoples appointed
    director
  24. 2015-01-23
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-06
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    COWIE, George Middlemas appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-06
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    WRIGHT, Mark resigned
    director
  27. 2005-09-28
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    ROBERTSON, Peter Lawrence William resigned
    director
  28. 2005-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 788 EDIN LTD.
  29. 2005-07-28
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    WIGHT, Florence Moodie appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-07-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-07-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-07-28
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    ROBERTSON, Peter Lawrence William appointed
    director
  33. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    WIGHT, Florence Moodie appointed
    director
  34. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2005-07-28
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2005-07-28
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brenda Agnes Cowie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/04/2018
Mr George Middlemas Cowie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/01/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Peoples Coweceased 31/01/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Damian Mark Andrew Farrellceased 31/01/2018· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2005-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

154 Gilmerton Dykes Crescent
Edinburgh
EH17 8JN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

COWIE, Brenda Agnes→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWIE, George Middlemas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WIGHT, Florence Moodie→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2005-07-28
Resigned
COWE, John Peoples→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Peter Lawrence William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2005-09-28
Resigned
WIGHT, Florence Moodie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
WRIGHT, Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2005-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-02