EDINMORE CONTRACTS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC293771 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-28
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.
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£584.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
🔔
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: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 32/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (55/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.5y

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 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £584,353
Cash YoY
+1429%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 1429% YoY
Net Worth
£584k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£431k£862k£1.3m£1.7m£2.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£787.3k£776.0k
Current assets£1.91M£2.15M
Cash£2.7k£177
Debtors£1.09M£1.36M
Net assets£584.4k£493.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-02-27
    ➖
    MORTON, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-14
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-10-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  8. 2022-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-11
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2017-10-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2017-10-04
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2017-10-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2017-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    FAICHNIE, Dawn Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    MORTON, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-11-07
    🔒
    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  22. 2013-10-22
    🔒
    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2013-04-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2011-11-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  25. 2009-11-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  26. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    SMITH, Dawn Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2007-12-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2005-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINMORE CONTRACTS LTD.
  29. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    FAICHNIE, Clarke appointed
    director
  30. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    FAICHNIE, Dawn Anne appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-11-28
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2005-11-28
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2005-11-28
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 med · 1 low
Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clarke Faichnie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016

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 · FK postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
FORSYTH OF DENNY LIMITED→
SC105626 · est 1987
£5.36M
£3.83M–£6.89M
——1090038y8561y
OGILVIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→
SC069644 · est 1979
£3.01M
£2.15M–£3.87M
——14646y9470y
JAMES STRANG LIMITED→
SC100720 · est 1986
£479.5k
£342.5k–£616.5k
——5339y8864y
CONCEPT INSTALLATIONS ALLOA LTD→
SC719515 · est 2022
£48.5k
£34.6k–£62.3k
£89.0k—1004y8446y
SCA CARPENTRY & BUILDING SERVICES LTD→
SC771129 · est 2023
£35.3k
£25.2k–£45.4k
£126.2k—2002y8333y
CENTRAL DEMOLITION LIMITED→
SC172244 · est 1997
——£8.08M—29y8360y
FES LIMITED→
SC053848 · est 1973 · no financials extracted
————52y8384y
GBSS CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD→
SC357477 · est 2009
———2917y8359y
IMAGING SUPPLIES LIMITED→
SC176285 · est 1997
———528y8358y
MCG RAIL LIMITED→
SC356959 · est 2009
———30017y8358y
R. LINDSAY AND COMPANY (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED→
SC063657 · est 1977
———2848y8359y
R.T.A. BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED→
SC177982 · est 1997
——£247.9k—28y8360y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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
Incorporated2005-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

2 Melville Street
Falkirk
FK1 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FAICHNIE, Clarke→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Dawn Anne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAICHNIE, Dawn Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
MORTON, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2026-02-27
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2005-11-28
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2005-11-28
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2005-11-28
Resigned

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

Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties13/10/2022—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/11/2013—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/10/2013—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property09/04/2013—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property23/11/201104/10/2017
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property09/11/2009—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property04/12/200711/10/2017
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (82 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29