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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81222Specialised cleaning services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 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 declaredPositive 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 accountsCash
£4k
↑ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£406k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-12➕WATSON, Kirsty Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-06-12➖WATSON, Helen resignedsecretary
- 2025-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-01-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-23➖BAIRD, David resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-19➕WATSON, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-06-08➕WATSON, Fraser appointeddirector
- 2006-06-08➕BAIRD, David appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-08➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-06-08➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-06-08➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-06-08➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kirsty Anne Watson Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/08/2023 |
Mr Fraser Watson Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 13/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →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→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2006-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATSON, Kirsty Anne→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-06-12
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BAIRD, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2007-05-23
WATSON, Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-19 · resigned 2025-06-12
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2006-06-08
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2006-06-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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