EDINBURGH INNOVATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC148048 · ltd · incorporated 1993-12-14

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

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

63 officers (10 active, 63 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

203 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (139 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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officers · AP01
2026-01-29
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accounts · AA
2026-01-20
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officers · AP01
2026-01-19
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officers · AP01
2026-01-05
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CASSIDY, John William, Dr appointed
director
2026-01-05
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MCRAE, Gary appointed
director
2025-12-19
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BAGGS, Elizabeth, Professor appointed
director
2025-11-17
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officers · TM01
2025-11-11
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BOSWELL, Christina, Professor resigned
director
2025-07-31
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REID, John Hamilton resigned
director
2025-07-31
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officers · TM01
2025-05-08
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officers · TM01
2025-05-01
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CANNON, Gillian Margaret, Dr resigned
director
2025-03-03
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officers · TM01
2025-03-03
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officers · TM01
2025-02-20
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YOUNG, Andrea Walker resigned
director
2025-01-31
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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IMMERGLUCK, Karin Hope, Dr resigned
director
2024-12-16
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address · AD02
2024-08-16
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officers · TM01
2024-08-16
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officers · AP01
2024-08-14
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officers · AP01
2024-08-02
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SMITH, James Rob, Professor resigned
director
2024-08-01
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ARGYLE, David John, Professor appointed
director
2024-08-01
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TAYLOR, Andrea Louise, Dr appointed
director
2024-06-29
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officers · CH01
2024-06-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-29
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officers · AP01
2024-06-24
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ARMSTRONG, Frank, Dr appointed
director
2024-06-24
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CARRAGHER, Neil Oliver, Professor resigned
director
2024-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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officers · AP01
2023-09-29
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officers · AP01
2023-09-25
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HENDERSON, Ailsa, Professor appointed
director
2023-09-05
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HAMILL, Gareth Lee resigned
director
2023-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-26
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SMITH, James Rob, Professor appointed
director
2023-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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GORDON, Iain Grant, Professor appointed
director
2022-12-05
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YOUNG, Andrea Walker appointed
director
2022-12-04
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BROWN, David resigned
director
2022-12-04
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ROBERTSON, David, Professor resigned
director
2022-12-04
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SECKL, Jonathan Robert, Prof resigned
director
2022-06-07
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NGAI, Kenneth appointed
secretary
2022-06-06
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ADAIR, Eric Weir resigned
secretary
2022-04-01
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ADAIR, Eric Weir appointed
secretary
2022-03-03
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COPE, Christopher James resigned
secretary
2021-06-28
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CARRAGHER, Neil Oliver, Professor appointed
director
2021-06-28
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ELLIOTT, Catherine Lucy, Dr resigned
director
2021-02-12
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CANNON, Gillian Margaret, Dr appointed
director

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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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BOSWELL, Christina, Professor resigned 2025-11-11; CANNON, Gillian Margaret, Dr resigned 2025-05-01; REID, John Hamilton resigned 2025-07-31

Group structure

The University Court Of The University Of Edinburgh is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The University Court Of The University Of Edinburgh

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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EDINBURGH INNOVATIONS LIMITED

This company · SC148048

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The University Court Of The University Of Edinburgh Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-12-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

University Of Edinburgh

Old College, South Bridge

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH8 9YL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14