EDINBURGH CONVENTION BUREAU LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC279022 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-01-28

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7487

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2012-06-01
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-06-01
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Company dissolved
2012-02-10
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-01-26
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-10-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2011-07-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-07-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2011-06-16
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WARDROP, Kenneth Macmillan resigned
director
2011-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-06-10
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-06-01
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D'ANNUNZIO GREEN, Ian resigned
director
2011-06-01
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PATON, Colin James resigned
director
2011-04-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2011-01-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-07-29
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AITKEN, Hugh appointed
director
2010-07-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-13
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-07-12
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DEWAR, Gordon William resigned
director
2010-01-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-09-07
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-09-07
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-09-07
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-08-21
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KINGTON, Richard Michael John appointed
director
2009-08-21
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DEWAR, Gordon William appointed
director
2009-08-21
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ELLIS, Neil N/A resigned
director
2009-08-21
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GEMMELL, Carolyn Margaret resigned
director
2009-08-21
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PATON, Colin James appointed
director
2009-05-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2009-05-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2009-05-06
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CARTER, Ben Julian resigned
director
2009-05-06
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ROUGHEAD, Malcolm Campbell resigned
director
2007-11-09
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BIRSE, Graham appointed
director
2007-11-09
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JEFFREY, Richard Benjamin resigned
director
2007-08-24
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ELLIS, Neil N/A appointed
director
2007-08-24
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TAYLOR, Deborah resigned
director
2007-08-16
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D'ANNUNZIO GREEN, Ian appointed
director
2007-05-24
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BUCHANAN, Tom appointed
director
2007-05-03
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ANDERSON, Donald Craig resigned
director
2007-04-01
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BROGAN, Margaret Winifred resigned
director
2006-09-25
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ANDERSON, Donald Craig appointed
director
2006-09-22
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WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. resigned
director
2005-11-04
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CARTER, Ben Julian appointed
director
2005-10-31
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WATSON, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-06-01

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-01-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487

Registered office

1a Glenfinlas Street

Edinburgh

Lothian

EH3 6AQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2011-05-31

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