EDEN COURT TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC464541 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-26

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 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56101Licenced restaurants
82302Activities of conference organisers

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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2025-06-11
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officers · AP01
2025-06-10
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officers · TM01
2025-06-09
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NELSON, Alan Andrew appointed
director
2025-03-27
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ATKIN, Sarah Lavinia resigned
director
2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-09-06
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STORY, Anthony Neilson appointed
director
2024-09-06
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officers · AP01
2024-09-04
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officers · AP01
2024-08-26
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HEATON, James Richard appointed
director
2024-08-02
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officers · TM01
2024-08-01
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ANDERSON, Donald John resigned
director
2024-06-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
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ATKIN, Sarah Lavinia appointed
director
2024-06-11
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BARRON, Michael John resigned
director
2024-05-17
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officers · TM01
2024-04-10
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MACDONALD, Norman resigned
director
2023-10-05
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accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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officers · AP01
2023-06-12
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MACDONALD, Norman appointed
director
2023-05-22
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officers · TM01
2023-05-09
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WILLIAMSON, Gary Vincent resigned
director
2022-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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officers · AP01
2022-03-28
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HOLT, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2022-03-28
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BEATTIE, Bryan William resigned
director
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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officers · AP01
2021-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-01
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BEATTIE, Bryan William appointed
director
2021-11-30
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MACKENZIE-BLACKMAN, James Robert resigned
director
2021-04-08
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accounts · AA
2019-09-13
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ALLEN, Louise Dorothy resigned
director
2019-06-26
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MEARNS, Peter resigned
director
2019-06-25
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ROBERTSON, Donald Alexander appointed
director
2018-02-12
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MACKENZIE-BLACKMAN, James Robert appointed
director
2018-01-30
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ANDERSON, Donald John appointed
director
2017-10-12
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MARR, Colin John resigned
director
2016-06-14
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BARRON, Michael John appointed
director
2016-06-14
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MANSON, Fiona resigned
director
2015-09-29
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CUMMING, Jane resigned
director
2015-01-13
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MANSON, Fiona appointed
director
2015-01-13
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WILLIAMSON, Gary Vincent appointed
director
2014-04-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Eden Court Highlands
2014-02-18
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ALLEN, Louise Dorothy appointed
director
2014-02-18
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CUMMING, Jane appointed
director
2014-02-18
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MEARNS, Peter appointed
director
2013-11-26
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Company incorporated
As EDEN COURT TRADING LIMITED

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Eden Court Highlands is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Eden Court Highlands

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

ultimate parent

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EDEN COURT TRADING LIMITED

This company · SC464541

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
Eden Court Highlands Corporate entity	75–100%	—	board control75-100% shares · 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

Incorporated2013-11-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

Eden Court

Bishops Road

Inverness

Inverness-Shire

IV3 5SA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08