EDINBURGH CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC303630 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81222Specialised cleaning services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £1,210,125
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,847 YoY
Cash YoY
+44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£406k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£243k£485k£728k£970k£1.2mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.21M£1.21M
Current assets£406.1k£420.8k
Cash£3.7k£2.5k
Debtors£402.4k£418.2k
Net assets£1.21M£1.21M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    WATSON, Kirsty Anne appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-12
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    WATSON, Helen resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-06-12
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-12
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    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  9. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-08-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-17
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    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2020-03-17
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    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2020-01-20
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    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-05-23
    ➖
    BAIRD, David resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-19
    ➕
    WATSON, Helen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2006-06-08
    ➕
    WATSON, Fraser appointed
    director
  24. 2006-06-08
    ➕
    BAIRD, David appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-06-08
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-06-08
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-06-08
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-06-08
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kirsty Anne Watson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/08/2023
Mr Fraser Watson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/06/2018

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
Incorporated2006-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

36/7 Mayfield Industrial Estate
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 4AD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WATSON, Fraser→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Kirsty Anne→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIRD, David→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2007-05-23
Resigned
WATSON, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-19 · resigned 2025-06-12
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2006-06-08
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2006-06-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—21/05/2024—
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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03