AMA CONSTRUCTION (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC100586 · ltd · incorporated 1986-08-21
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
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: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees22002600

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-03
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2020-05-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  9. 2019-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-02-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-12-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-12-08
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    CATTERALL, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-12-01
    ➖
    CAIRNS, Martin Ian resigned
    secretary
  17. 2017-12-01
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2017-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2014-11-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Martin Ian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    MACKAY, Colin resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-04-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2004-04-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 1996-06-13
    ➕
    AFSHAR, Behzad appointed
    director
  26. 1996-05-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  27. 1995-05-09
    ➕
    AFSHAR, Behnam appointed
    director
  28. 1991-07-22
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Joanne Dunsmore resigned
    secretary
  29. 1991-07-22
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Joanne Dunsmore resigned
    director
  30. 1991-07-22
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Millar Lindsay resigned
    director
  31. 1991-04-10
    ➖
    MACKAY, Colin resigned
    secretary
  32. 1991-04-10
    ➖
    AFSHAR, Ali Behrooz resigned
    director
  33. 1991-04-10
    ➖
    AFSHAR, Michael resigned
    director
  34. 1986-08-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMA CONSTRUCTION (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Ali Behrooz Afshar
Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Michael Afshar
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Construction · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
PEGASUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED→
SC178102 · est 1997
£9.82M
£7.02M–£12.63M
——670028y8875y
MAXI CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→
SC048718 · est 1971
£9.09M
£6.50M–£11.69M
——4054y8882y
THE EDINBURGH SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→
SC206930 · est 2000
£8.27M
£5.91M–£10.63M
——026y8465y
JOHN G. MACKINTOSH LIMITED→
SC281061 · est 2005
£6.96M
£4.97M–£8.95M
——24121y8866y
SERS ENERGY SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
SC392085 · est 2011
£6.04M
£4.31M–£7.76M
——1915y8569y
COLORADO CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING LIMITED→
SC311182 · est 2006
£3.04M
£2.17M–£3.90M
£21.12M—380019y8764y
GORDON BOW PLANT HIRE LTD→
SC135116 · est 1991
£1.57M
£1.12M–£2.02M
£9.21M—620034y8668y
GEORGE SHARKEY & SONS LIMITED→
SC164725 · est 1996
£779.7k
£556.9k–£1.00M
——6830y8466y
DATS - DESIGN AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD→
SC441708 · est 2013
£1.5k
£1.1k–£1.9k
£81.2k—10013y10059y
3 ED SISTERCO LIMITED→
SC328041 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————18y8365y
ARMITSCOT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→
SC053538 · est 1973 · no financials extracted
————52y8361y
BALLINA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→
SC280450 · est 2005
——£215.2k—21y8358y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

15 Coates Crescent
Edinburgh
EH3 7AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

CATTERALL, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AFSHAR, Ali Behrooz, Dr→
director · ~73y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AFSHAR, Behnam→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AFSHAR, Behzad→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AFSHAR, Michael→
director · ~72y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIRNS, Martin Ian→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned
HAMILTON, Joanne Dunsmore→
secretary · resigned 1991-07-22
Resigned
MACKAY, Colin→
secretary · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
MACKAY, Colin→
secretary · resigned 1991-04-10
Resigned
AFSHAR, Ali Behrooz→
director · ~73y · resigned 1991-04-10
Resigned
AFSHAR, Michael→
director · ~72y · resigned 1991-04-10
Resigned
HAMILTON, Joanne Dunsmore→
director · ~76y · resigned 1991-07-22
Resigned
HAMILTON, Millar Lindsay→
director · ~77y · resigned 1991-07-22
Resigned

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

Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—20/05/2020—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property01/04/200419/11/2014
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property21/05/199619/04/2004
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25