EDINBURGH BUILDING SAFETY ORGANISATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC037905 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1962-08-14
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 20 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-20
    ➖
    VEVERS, Alexander Martin resigned
    director
  6. 2022-04-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-10-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-10-23
    ➕
    DAVENHILL, Gillianne appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-10-23
    ➖
    MANCLARK, Gavin Forsgard resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-07-31
    ➖
    MAITLAND, James George resigned
    director
  16. 2019-07-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-10-26
    ➕
    MAITLAND, James George appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-29
    ➖
    HANCOCK, George Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-24
    ➖
    GLENDAY, Lionel Edward resigned
    director
  23. 2010-10-26
    ➕
    ROSS, Alasdair Harold appointed
    director
  24. 2009-08-12
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Grant Hugh appointed
    director
  25. 2009-08-12
    ➕
    HANCOCK, George Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2009-05-22
    ➖
    AGGETT, Graham Francis resigned
    director
  27. 2009-05-22
    ➖
    HOWLETT, Mike resigned
    director
  28. 2008-10-29
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Mike appointed
    director
  29. 2008-06-06
    ➖
    MURPHY, William Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 2007-10-30
    ➕
    MURPHY, William Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2007-10-30
    ➕
    VEVERS, Alexander Martin appointed
    director
  32. 2007-02-28
    ➖
    CAMERON, John Michell resigned
    secretary
  33. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    MANCLARK, Gavin Forsgard appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-02-28
    ➖
    CAMERON, John Michell resigned
    director
  35. 2005-02-28
    ➖
    SHARKEY, Scott Jenkinson resigned
    director
  36. 2004-08-18
    ➕
    GLENDAY, Lionel Edward appointed
    director
  37. 2003-08-01
    ➖
    ANDREW MURRAY JOHNSTONE, Frew resigned
    director
  38. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    CAMERON, John Michell appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-07-31
    ➖
    DELANEY, Thomas Francis resigned
    secretary
  40. 2002-01-11
    ➖
    GELLATLY, George resigned
    director
  41. 2001-04-24
    ➕
    ANDREW MURRAY JOHNSTONE, Frew appointed
    director
  42. 2000-11-28
    ➕
    SHARKEY, Scott Jenkinson appointed
    director
  43. 2000-03-31
    ➖
    MONTGOMERY, Thomas resigned
    director
  44. 2000-03-15
    ➖
    SHARKEY, Stephen James resigned
    director
  45. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    AITKEN, Norval T resigned
    director
  46. 1999-11-09
    ➕
    CAMERON, John Michell appointed
    director
  47. 1998-11-05
    ➕
    SHARKEY, Stephen James appointed
    director
  48. 1997-02-03
    ➕
    DELANEY, Thomas Francis appointed
    secretary
  49. 1997-02-03
    ➖
    KIDD, James V resigned
    secretary
  50. 1996-08-31
    ➖
    WALKER, Brian Peter resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair Harold Ross
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Other · ML postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
LESMAHAGOW DEVELOPMENT TRUST→
SC364744 · est 2009
——£358.5k—16y8358y
D & G FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED→
SC225553 · est 2001
——£141.1k—24y8266y
GP SCOTLAND LIMITED→
SC181457 · est 1997
——£2—28y8283y
W & J BARR & SONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
SC013396 · est 1924 · no financials extracted
————101y8265y
ADAM'S COMMUNITY TRUST→
SC346177 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y8163y
ROTABROACH DIRECT LTD→
SC375155 · est 2010
————16y8158y
THINK SCOTLAND LIMITED→
SC312320 · est 2006
———30019y8159y
THREESTANES LIMITED→
SC370737 · est 2010
————16y8164y
UTHEO LIMITED→
SC145454 · est 1993 · no financials extracted
————32y8184y
WELLCROFT LIMITED→
SC161235 · est 1995
———030y8163y
AC&H 181 LIMITED→
SC258643 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y8068y
AIRCOM EUROPE LIMITED→
SC249671 · est 2003
————23y8061y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1962-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

8 Friarsdene
Lanark
ML11 9EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)

DAVENHILL, Gillianne→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Grant Hugh→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Alasdair Harold→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, John Michell→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
DELANEY, Thomas Francis→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-03 · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
KIDD, James V→
secretary · resigned 1997-02-03
Resigned
MANCLARK, Gavin Forsgard→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2019-10-23
Resigned
AGGETT, Graham Francis→
director · ~73y · appointed 1992-11-10 · resigned 2009-05-22
Resigned
AITKEN, James→
director · resigned 1991-05-02
Resigned
AITKEN, Norval T→
director · ~88y · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
ANDREW MURRAY JOHNSTONE, Frew→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-04-24 · resigned 2003-08-01
Resigned
BELL, A→
director · resigned 1990-11-08
Resigned
CAMERON, John Michell→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
FORD, C.M.→
director · resigned 1990-11-08
Resigned
FORD, David John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1990-11-08 · resigned 1992-11-10
Resigned
GELLATLY, George→
director · ~84y · resigned 2002-01-11
Resigned
GLENDAY, Lionel Edward→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2012-04-24
Resigned
HANCOCK, George Edward→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-08-12 · resigned 2013-10-29
Resigned
HAWKES, Michael→
director · ~74y · appointed 1990-11-08 · resigned 1994-06-26
Resigned
HOWLETT, Mike→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-29 · resigned 2009-05-22
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (133 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-11