68 EDIN LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC265115 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-18

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

—

year to Mar 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-03-31	2022-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-05-20
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gazette · GAZ2
2025-05-20
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Company dissolved
2025-03-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-21
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COMBE, Kenneth appointed
director
2024-08-21
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
secretary
2024-08-21
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HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson resigned
director
2024-08-21
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
director
2024-08-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-01
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address · AD01
2015-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2006-02-01
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
secretary
2006-02-01
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OLIVER, Lesley resigned
secretary
2006-02-01
➖
COMBE, Kenneth resigned
director
2006-02-01
➕
HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
director
2006-02-01
➕
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
director
2006-02-01
➖
OLIVER, Lesley resigned
director
2004-05-20
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FARRER, Joseph resigned
director
2004-03-18
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Company incorporated
As 68 EDIN LTD.
2004-03-18
➕
OLIVER, Lesley appointed
secretary
2004-03-18
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-18
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-18
➕
COMBE, Kenneth appointed
director
2004-03-18
➕
FARRER, Joseph appointed
director
2004-03-18
➕
OLIVER, Lesley appointed
director
2004-03-18
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-18
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-05-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harris Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76	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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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-03-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

136 Boden Street

Glasgow

G40 3PX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2023-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-03-18

Officers (0 active · 9 resigned)

COMBE, Kenneth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2024-08-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2024-08-21

Resigned

OLIVER, Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2004-03-18

Resigned

COMBE, Kenneth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

FARRER, Joseph→

director · ~86y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2004-05-20

Resigned

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2024-08-21

Resigned

HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→

director · ~76y · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2024-08-21

Resigned

OLIVER, Lesley→

director · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2004-03-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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gazette · GAZ2

2025-05-20

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-08-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-08-21

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-08-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-21