BUREDI LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC195005 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 62/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
23 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 26.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
23 charges (23/23 with lender, 23/23 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (95 events)Click to expand
- 2018-05-08📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2018-05-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-03-10📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2018-02-20📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2018-02-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-02-21📄legacymortgage · MG02s
- 2013-02-21📄legacymortgage · MG02s
- 2013-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2013-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2012-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-27➖BLAIR, Mairearad Gillian resigneddirector
- 2012-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2012-02-09📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2011-04-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-14➖ROSS, Raymond George resigneddirector
- 2009-08-13➖MCGAFFIN, Charles Roger resigneddirector
- 2009-07-23➖MCGOWAN, Carol Ann resignedsecretary
- 2009-07-02➕ADAIR, Eric Weir appointeddirector
- 2009-07-02➖DI CIACCA, John Mark resigneddirector
- 2009-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2008-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
Showing most recent 50 of 95 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
1 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-05-08
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Edi Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
The Burrell Company (Developments) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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BUREDI LIMITED
This company · SC195005
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Edi Group Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
The Burrell Company (Developments) Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
3 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1QB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 12 resigned)
ADAIR, Eric Weir→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURRELL, Andrew William Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1999-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGOWAN, Carol Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2009-07-23
WILSON, Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2006-04-28
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 1999-06-14
BLAIR, Mairearad Gillian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2012-02-27
DI CIACCA, John Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2009-07-02
FORBES, John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2008-10-24
HUNTER, Colin Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2000-04-20 · resigned 2007-03-15
MCGAFFIN, Charles Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-10-25 · resigned 2009-08-13
ROSS, Raymond George→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2010-09-14
SUTHERLAND, Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2000-04-19
WALL, Ian James, Prof→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2008-04-02
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 1999-06-14
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Mortgages & charges
23
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:23 of 23 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Deed of variation of a standard security | 2 properties | 20/07/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | The Edi Group The Edi Group Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 06/06/2006 | 28/11/2008 | |
| satisfied | Yuills Yuills Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 06/06/2006 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 13/04/2006 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Variation of standard security | 1 property | 08/11/2005 | 19/12/2008 | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 06/10/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Waterfront Edinburgh Waterfront Edinburgh Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 13/04/2005 | 21/02/2013 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Standard security | 1 property | 13/04/2005 | 21/02/2013 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 04/02/2004 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Yuills Yuills Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 04/02/2004 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | The Edi Group The Edi Group Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 04/02/2004 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | The Edi Group The Edi Group Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/01/2004 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Yuills Yuills Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/01/2004 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 16/01/2004 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | The Edi Group The Edi Group Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 09/01/2003 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2002 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Yuills Yuills Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 21/09/2001 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | The Edi Group The Edi Group Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 21/09/2001 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | The Edi Group The Edi Group Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 20/02/2001 | 19/12/2008 | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 20/02/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | Yuills Yuills Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 20/02/2001 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 14/06/2000 | 19/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | The Edi Group The Edi Group Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 04/04/2000 | 13/01/2009 |
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Recent filings (132 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-05-08
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2018-03-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-02-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-07-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-10-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-09-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-08-07