CITIZENS ADVICE EDINBURGH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC322401 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-04-27

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

83 officers (15 active, 83 linked, 77 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

204 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 change-of-constitution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (175 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-11-27
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officers · AP01
2025-11-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
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MOCZYNSKI, Daniel Robert appointed
director
2025-11-14
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WATSON, Craig Russell appointed
director
2025-11-14
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TYLER, Patrick Benson resigned
director
2025-10-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
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CROCKART, Michael Bruce resigned
director
2025-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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BAIN, Fiona Catherine appointed
director
2025-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
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MACLENNAN, Jane resigned
director
2025-01-08
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ANDERSON, Scott Kenneth appointed
director
2024-12-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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BROUGH, Lorna Jane appointed
director
2024-11-10
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SMITH, Douglas Stephen resigned
director
2024-10-03
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IVE, Alexander John resigned
director
2024-08-22
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PEAKMAN, Victoria Jane Hall appointed
director
2024-08-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-23
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ALLAN, Katherine Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2024-02-23
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CAMPBELL, Niall Gordon resigned
secretary
2024-02-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-18
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GOSAIN, Surbhi resigned
director
2023-11-29
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SCOTT, Raymond Stephen appointed
director
2023-11-24
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HOGG, Gillian Mary appointed
director
2023-11-24
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DALGLEISH, Elspeth Jane resigned
director
2023-11-24
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GILMORE, Sheila resigned
director
2023-11-24
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GOSAIN, Surbhi appointed
director
2023-06-08
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FALCON, Nigel William appointed
director
2023-06-08
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BARR, Brian Mcclelland resigned
director
2023-06-08
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MACKIE, Davina Louise resigned
director
2023-03-08
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TULLOCH, Euan Douglas appointed
director
2023-03-01
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MOHAMMAD, Islam resigned
director
2022-12-02
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WOOLMAN, Howard Samuel resigned
director
2022-12-01
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GOURLAY, Gemma appointed
director
2022-12-01
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CROCKART, Michael Bruce appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 175 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ANDERSON, Scott Kenneth (same surname) appointed 2025-01-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CROCKART, Michael Bruce resigned 2025-07-22; TYLER, Patrick Benson resigned 2025-11-14

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Benjamin Ward Napier Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2007-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

58 Dundas Street

Edinburgh

EH3 6QZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-11

Last: 2025-04-27