EDEN LEGAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC452433 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-17
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 9.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£184.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £184,399

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£184k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£329k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£66k£132k£197k£263k£329kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£190.4k£126.8k
Current assets£328.8k£238.6k
Net assets£184.4k£114.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2023-07-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-06-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-06-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2023-06-08
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  10. 2023-06-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2023-06-01
    SPENCE, Anneli Wilma appointed
    director
  12. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-06-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2016-06-10
    MEARNS, Anne Lesley resigned
    director
  21. 2016-06-10
    SMITH, Katherine Muriel resigned
    director
  22. 2014-06-01
    SMITH, Katherine Muriel appointed
    director
  23. 2014-05-04
    MEARNS, Anne Lesley appointed
    director
  24. 2014-03-31
    SMITH, Katherine Muriel resigned
    director
  25. 2014-03-15
    HARVIE, Craig Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDEN LEGAL LIMITED
  27. 2013-06-17
    SMITH, Katherine Muriel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Robert Harvie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares10/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Unit E3 Inveralmond Business Centre
6 Auld Bond Road
Perth
PH1 3FX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HARVIE, Craig Robert
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-03-15
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Active
SPENCE, Anneli Wilma
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
MEARNS, Anne Lesley
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-04 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned
SMITH, Katherine Muriel
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned
SMITH, Katherine Muriel
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-06-17 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge27/06/2016
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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-06-08
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-06-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22