WATERFRONT EDINBURGH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC291033 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-09-29
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
28 officers (2 active, 28 linked, 25 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
75
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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2023-06-06
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-03-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-03-15
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-06-30
    ➕
    MEAGHER, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    CAMERON, Lezley Marion, Cllr resigned
    director
  11. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Katherine Rosa resigned
    director
  12. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2018-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-06-30
    ➖
    ADAIR, Eric Weir resigned
    director
  18. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-05-30
    ➖
    RUTHERFORD, Hugh Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2018-03-27
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    CAMPBELL, Katherine Rosa appointed
    director
  24. 2018-03-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2018-03-14
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    BARRIE, Gavin Knight resigned
    director
  26. 2017-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2017-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2017-06-29
    ➕
    CAMERON, Lezley Marion, Cllr appointed
    director
  29. 2017-06-29
    ➖
    MUNRO, Gordon John resigned
    director
  30. 2016-05-31
    ➖
    BENSON, Deborah Clare, Dr resigned
    director
  31. 2016-05-31
    ➖
    WATT, John Edgar Allison resigned
    director
  32. 2016-03-10
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    BARRIE, Gavin Knight appointed
    director
  33. 2016-03-10
    ➖
    ROSS, Francis Wright resigned
    director
  34. 2015-06-25
    ➕
    WHYTE, Iain, Cllr appointed
    director
  35. 2015-05-28
    ➖
    RUST, Jason Geoffrey resigned
    director
  36. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    BENSON, Deborah Clare, Dr appointed
    director
  37. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    MUNRO, Gordon John appointed
    director
  38. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    RUST, Jason Geoffrey appointed
    director
  39. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Hugh Alexander appointed
    director
  40. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    WATT, John Edgar Allison appointed
    director
  41. 2013-08-20
    ➕
    ADAIR, Eric Weir appointed
    director
  42. 2013-08-20
    ➖
    DUNN, Hugh John resigned
    director
  43. 2013-08-20
    ➕
    ROSS, Francis Wright appointed
    director
  44. 2013-08-20
    ➖
    WATTON, Peter Graham resigned
    director
  45. 2012-05-24
    ➖
    JACKSON, Allan George resigned
    director
  46. 2012-05-03
    ➖
    MORRIS, Elaine Patricia, Councillor resigned
    director
  47. 2010-08-31
    ➖
    POWRIE, David Ernest resigned
    secretary
  48. 2009-03-30
    ➖
    GALLAGHER, Stephen John resigned
    director
  49. 2009-03-30
    ➖
    WOODBURN, Pamela resigned
    director
  50. 2009-03-27
    ➖
    CARDOWNIE, Stephen Archibald resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-06-06

Group structure

Waterfront Edinburgh Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Waterfront Edinburgh Limited
Corporate parent
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WATERFRONT EDINBURGH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
This company · SC291033

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Waterfront Edinburgh Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Waverley Court
4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 26 resigned)

MEAGHER, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHYTE, Iain, Cllr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWRIE, David Ernest→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
BURNESS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-29 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned
CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2006-08-29
Resigned
ADAIR, Eric Weir→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-08-20 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
ANDERSON, David Alexander→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2008-01-30
Resigned
BARRIE, Gavin Knight→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2018-03-14
Resigned
BENSON, Deborah Clare, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-06-18 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
CAMERON, Lezley Marion, Cllr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-06-29 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Katherine Rosa→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-03-27 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
CARDOWNIE, Stephen Archibald→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2009-03-27
Resigned
DUNN, Hugh John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2013-08-20
Resigned
FANNING, John Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2008-06-24
Resigned
FITZPATRICK, William→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2007-05-03
Resigned
GALLAGHER, Stephen John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
JACKSON, Allan George→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2012-05-24
Resigned
LEWIS, Paul Dominic→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
MAGINNIS, Elizabeth, Councillor→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-10-25 · resigned 2007-05-03
Resigned
MORRIS, Elaine Patricia, Councillor→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2012-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-06-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-03-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-08