EDINBURGH ASSETS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC083503 · ltd · incorporated 1983-06-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2020
Net worth
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Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
152 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2023-05-23📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2023-05-23🏁Company dissolved
- 2022-11-08📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2022-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-01📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2022-10-25📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2022-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2021-04-23📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2021-04-23⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2021-04-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2021-04-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2021-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2021-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2021-04-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2021-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2021-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2002-11-01➕QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-11-01➖ORR, Pauline Anne resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➕ORR, Pauline Anne appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➖ORR MACQUEEN W S resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-11-05🔒Charge registered #14Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-09-17🔒Charge registered #12Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-08-29🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 1996-08-22🔒Charge registered #11Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-07-18🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1993-12-17🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1993-08-24🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Caledonian Bank PLC
- 1993-08-24🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Caledonian Bank PLC
- 1992-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1992-01-31➖MACQUEEN, Jonathan Rosedale Mordaunt resigneddirector
- 1991-12-31➖TASKER, Colin Moray resigneddirector
- 1987-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1986-08-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1986-04-16🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1985-09-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1985-03-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1984-03-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
2 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-05-23
1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2021-04-23: legacy
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Angus Donald Mackintosh Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 04/1939 · age 87 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Alexander Macconnell Orr Individual · British · DOB 06/1939 · age 87 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)
QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-11-01
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Active
Active
ORR, Pauline Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2002-11-01
ORR MACQUEEN W S→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 1999-06-30
MACQUEEN, Jonathan Rosedale Mordaunt→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · resigned 1992-01-31
TASKER, Colin Moray→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1991-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/11/1996 | 20/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 17/09/1996 | 06/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 20/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/1996 | 20/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 17/12/1993 | 06/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Caledonian Bank Caledonian Bank PLC | Deed of covenant | 1 property | 24/08/1993 | 21/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Caledonian Bank Caledonian Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/08/1993 | 29/08/1996 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 16/04/1986 | 06/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 13/09/1985 | 30/01/1987 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 01/03/1984 | 14/03/1985 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 01/03/1984 | 21/08/1986 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 20/01/1984 | 11/08/1992 |
Recent filings (152 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-05-23
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2022-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-11-01
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
legacy
capital · SH20
2021-04-23
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2021-04-23
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2021-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-20