EDINBURGH GUARDIAN ANGELS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC451797 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-30➖PATERSON, Shireen Helen resigneddirector
- 2020-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-01➕PATERSON, Shireen Helen appointeddirector
- 2020-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH GUARDIAN ANGELS LIMITED
- 2013-06-07➕CLAYTON, Lorna Shireen Paterson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Lorna Shireen Paterson Clayton Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 16/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CLYDE STRENGTH LTD→ SC873978 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DAKUSFRAN LIMITED→ SC739300 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| E C SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC426926 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH MONTESSORI ARTS SCHOOL LIMITED→ SC361617 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH SCIENCE WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD→ SC802990 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EDINBURGHITC LIMITED→ SC854648 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELEV8MIND EDUCATION LTD→ SC828856 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ELEVATE SPORTS GROUP LTD→ SC837817 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ELITE PERFORMANCE SPORT PSYCHOLOGY LTD→ SC851746 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELITE TECHNIQUE LTD→ SC837191 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EMOTION WORKS CIC→ SC443900 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| EMPOWER COACHING COLLECTIVE LTD→ SC851217 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
1 Wester Dalmeny Steading
Dalmeny
Edinburgh
EH30 9TT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CLAYTON, Lorna Shireen Paterson→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATERSON, Shireen Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2020-08-01 · resigned 2021-04-30
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Recent filings (33 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-09