EDINBURGHWEAVINGMILL LTD

🚨Distressedactive
SC688927 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-11
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
£-7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,299
Net assets shrinking
Down £75,123 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£313k
↑ 348% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£7k£57k£121k£185k£249k£313kFeb 2023Feb 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-02-292023-02-28
Total assets£-111£75.0k
Current assets£313.3k£69.9k
Net assets£-7.3k£67.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2025-10-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-10
    MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn resigned
    director
  4. 2025-07-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-07-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-07-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-07-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-07-11
    MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn appointed
    director
  10. 2025-07-11
    SINGH, Bulhar resigned
    director
  11. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGHWEAVINGMILL LTD
  16. 2021-02-11
    SINGH, Bulhar appointed
    director
  17. 2021-02-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn resigned 2025-10-10; SINGH, Bulhar resigned 2025-07-11

Group structure

Birch & Calloway Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Birch & Calloway Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
EDINBURGHWEAVINGMILL LTD
This company · SC688927

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Birch & Calloway Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/07/2025
Ms Karen Lilwyn Mortimer
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/07/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bulhar Singhceased 11/07/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2021-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

Suite 1323 11 Glebe Street
Dumfries
DG1 2LQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-07-11 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
SINGH, Bulhar
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-02-11 · resigned 2025-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08