TRANSITION EDINBURGH SOUTH (SCOTLAND) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC695165 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-04-09

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
96040Physical well-being activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (9 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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2025-11-19
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officers · CH01
2025-11-18
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officers · CH01
2025-11-18
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officers · CH01
2025-11-18
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officers · CH01
2025-10-27
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address · AD01
2025-09-11
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officers · AP01
2025-06-18
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officers · CH01
2025-06-17
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officers · AP01
2025-06-16
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LEDLIE, Maxwell Colin appointed
director
2025-05-27
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officers · AP01
2025-05-27
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2025-05-27
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officers · AP01
2025-05-26
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BROWN, Fiona Sarah Jane appointed
director
2025-05-26
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IBEH, Christopher appointed
director
2025-05-26
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RAYMOND, Hannah appointed
director
2025-05-26
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SOWANOU, Sylvie appointed
director
2025-05-21
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incorporation · MA
2025-04-10
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officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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PURVES, Jill resigned
director
2025-01-10
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accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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officers · TM01
2024-11-28
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LOPEZ, Nuria resigned
director
2024-01-03
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accounts · AA
2023-10-20
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2023-10-13
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WALKER, Gillian appointed
director
2023-03-22
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2023-03-20
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PURVES, Jill appointed
director
2023-02-23
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officers · AP01
2023-02-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-31
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MACPHAIL, Norman Cameron resigned
director
2023-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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LOPEZ, Nuria appointed
director
2021-09-27
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KAMINSKI, Patricia appointed
director
2021-08-10
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JAMIESON, Lynn Helen Ann, Prof appointed
director
2021-08-10
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MACPHAIL, Norman Cameron appointed
director
2021-04-09
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Company incorporated
As TRANSITION EDINBURGH SOUTH (SCOTLAND) LTD
2021-04-09
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ABEL, Patricia Margaret appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

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CRAIGENGILLAN ESTATES (NO 1) COMPANY LIMITED→ SC124520 · est 1990	£3.87M £2.98M–£4.77M	—	—	0	36y	83	63y
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CAITHNESS POTATO BREEDERS LIMITED→ SC082730 · est 1983	—	—	£1.36M	—	43y	83	68y
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DENHOLM POTATO GROWERS LIMITED→ SC089295 · est 1984	—	—	£453.8k	—	41y	83	61y
DODS OF HADDINGTON LIMITED→ SC056452 · est 1974	—	—	£2.26M	—	51y	83	72y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2021-04-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

54 Mortonhall Park Crescent

Edinburgh

EH17 8SX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-08