683 EDIN LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC327959 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-18
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
60 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£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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-20
    ➕
    ZEWDIE, Mussie appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-11-07
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ross Aitken appointed
    director
  18. 2018-11-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-10-27
    ➖
    WIELEMBOREK, Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2018-04-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2016-05-03
    ➖
    STEWART, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-05-03
    ➖
    STEWART, Gordon Colin resigned
    director
  23. 2016-05-03
    ➖
    STEWART, Maureen resigned
    director
  24. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
    director
  25. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    director
  26. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    WIELEMBOREK, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 683 EDIN LTD.
  28. 2007-07-18
    ➕
    STEWART, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-07-18
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-07-18
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2007-07-18
    ➕
    STEWART, Gordon Colin appointed
    director
  32. 2007-07-18
    ➕
    STEWART, Maureen appointed
    director
  33. 2007-07-18
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2007-07-18
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/05/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harris
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

136 Boden Street
Glasgow
G40 3PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Ross Aitken→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZEWDIE, Mussie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2007-07-18
Resigned
STEWART, Gordon Colin→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
STEWART, Maureen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
WIELEMBOREK, Peter→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-03 · resigned 2018-10-27
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2007-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09