3 ED HOLDINGS 2 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC328040 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-19

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

35 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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officers · CH01
2025-08-06
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accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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MCLURE, Cameron Hannah appointed
director
2025-01-31
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SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas resigned
director
2025-01-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
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MCGHEE, Steven John appointed
director
2023-05-25
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CHRISTIE, Rory William resigned
director
2022-08-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2019-05-01
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CHRISTIE, Rory William appointed
director
2019-04-30
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew resigned
director
2019-04-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew appointed
director
2019-04-01
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ANDERSON, Colin John resigned
director
2017-04-01
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ANDERSON, Colin John appointed
director
2017-04-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew resigned
director
2016-10-31
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MCINNES, Sarah Catherine resigned
director
2016-10-31
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2015-07-22
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LINNEY, Joseph Mark resigned
director
2015-07-22
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MCINNES, Sarah Catherine appointed
director
2015-01-16
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WATSON, Martin John Malone resigned
director
2013-03-01
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SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-03-01
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LEWIS, Maria resigned
secretary
2012-11-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew appointed
director
2012-09-27
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LEWIS, Maria appointed
secretary
2012-09-27
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MILLER, Roger Keith resigned
secretary
2012-03-31
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CONLON, Zaida Munshi resigned
director
2012-02-01
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DONN, Michael Andrew resigned
director
2012-02-01
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SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas appointed
director
2011-11-11
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PALMER, Danielle Jane resigned
director
2011-11-11
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WATSON, Martin John Malone appointed
director
2010-07-26
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CONLON, Zaida Munshi appointed
director
2010-07-26
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GETHIN, Ian Richard resigned
director
2009-12-01
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MCLELLAN, Kenneth resigned
director
2009-10-01
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RITCHIE, Alan Campbell appointed
director
2009-08-20
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MARSHALL, David Bruce resigned
director
2009-08-20
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PALMER, Danielle Jane appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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.)

Group structure

3 Ed Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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3 Ed Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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3 ED HOLDINGS 2 LIMITED

This company · SC328040

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
3 Ed Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-07-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Exchange Tower

19 Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-22

Last: 2025-07-08