BISCUIT BOX EDIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC664977 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-22
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-11
    JOHNSTONE, Michael Ian resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-08-01
    JOHNSTONE, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  9. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-06-07
    MIRRLEES, Mairead Emma resigned
    director
  16. 2020-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BISCUIT BOX EDIN LIMITED
  17. 2020-06-22
    HAMILTON, Fiona Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2020-06-22
    MIRRLEES, Mairead Emma appointed
    director
  19. 2020-06-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Walkie Talky Brewing Co. Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Walkie Talky Brewing Co. Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
BISCUIT BOX EDIN LIMITED
This company · SC664977

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Fiona Anne Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control22/06/2020
Walkie Talky Brewing Co. Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares01/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Mairead Emma Mirrleesceased 17/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

10 Bonnington Road Lane
Edinburgh
EH6 5BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HAMILTON, Fiona Anne
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-06-22
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Active
JOHNSTONE, Michael Ian
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-08-01 · resigned 2026-03-11
Resigned
MIRRLEES, Mairead Emma
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-06-22 · resigned 2021-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-19